Diseases and Conditions

What’s Up With My Finger Nails?

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Horizontal Ridges (Beau’s Lines)

Horizontal ridges on the fingernails, known as Beau’s lines, are associated with different health conditions such as diabetes, thyroid disease, mumps, kidney disease, and syphilis. Chemotherapy, one of the most common cancer treatments, can also cause an individual to develop Beau’s Lines.