Hello, I Have This Dark Lines In My Nails On

Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2020

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Question : hello, I have this dark lines in my nails on both hands

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
melanonycia- benign condition

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and viewed the Image.

This is a very common condition -longitudinal Melanonychia - wherein a well defined, regular, thin band of pigment stretches vertically along the nail plate of one or more nails. It is mostly due to overactive melanocytes of the nail matrix and warrants no intervention.

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