Close-up of the pitted fingernail of a 20 year old male patient, due to chronic eczema. Eczema is a common skin condition in which epidermal cells of

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Close-up of the pitted fingernail of a 20 year old male patient, due to chronic eczema. Eczema is a common skin condition in which epidermal cells of the skin speed up their growth and this has caused the keratin in the nails to become pitted and deformed.

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Photo credit: © DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 20, abnormal, accelerated, adult, cells, chronic, clinical, close, close-, common, condition, deformed, diagnosis, disease, disorder, eczema, epidermal, fingernail, growth, healthcare, keratin, male, man, medical, nail, nails, patient, pitted, pitting, skin, unhealthy, year