Not for use in Television Not for use in Television Transverse white lines on the fingernails of an adult Asian female patient. These lines are known

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Not for use in Television Not for use in Television Transverse white lines on the fingernails of an adult Asian female patient. These lines are known as leukonychia striatae. They are most often caused by injury to the nail bed while the nail is growing, but can also be caused by systemic illness or heavy metal poisoning.

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