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Symptoms of disease - pain in the nail

Nails - this thick horn-rimmed plates on the back surface of the ends of fingers of hands and feet.
They lie in the so-called bed.

Their functions: protection of nerve endings and the end phalanges, from mechanical damage.

Nail plate is the nail and the nail bed is under the nail plate, capillaries of the nail bed nourish the nail and give it a pinkish color.
Nail plate - a colorless translucent structure, formed from the keratinized cells (onychoblasts), which are out of the matrix. With the growth of the nail white cells, passing under the eponychium, will lose color and become translucent. Since under the nail plate nail bed a lot of blood vessels, it looks pink. In the rear of the nail roller has a bright arc segment of a circle), called the hole. This is the visible part of the matrix. The nail plate distinguish the body of a nail, the free edge, under which there is a nail hole. The free edge of the nail has a white color.

The nail root is called the back part of the nail plate under the rear nail service roller.
The nail root is at the rear of the nail bed is called matrix. The matrix is a place, where there is a formation of nail plate, it consists of epithelial cells. In prominent spikes layer of these cells are onychoblasts, these are the cells which form the nail which are transformed in the horn-rimmed plates of a nail.

Nail roller of this a narrow ledge of the skin around the nail, it plays a protective role, not allowing foreign bodies and bacteria penetrate to sprout the area of the nail. The edge of the roller is a dead cells, drying, and then, flake off, this region, is the beginning of a burrs.

The basis of the nail plate is the keratin of the same type of protein which is included in the skin and hair.

The density of carotene in the nails and the hair is due to the fact that this protein has a significant number of atoms of sulfur.

Formed between the molecules of communication strengthen protein, making it hard. Between layers of keratin are thin layers of fat compounds 1% water 15% is the layer responsible for the elasticity, flexibility and luster of the nail plate. Nail has the opportunity to absorb the water and fats, however, under the influence of unfavorable external factors, it is still faster to give them also to include calcium, arsenic, phosphorus and zinc.

The growth of the natural nail; phalanx of the thumb and the side bolsters are directing structures in the process of growth of the nails.

The area and thickness of the nail depends on the normal functioning of the body (sex, age) on the structure of the distal phalanx of the fingers from the profession figure nail surface of each person will not repeat, and results from a longitudinal ridges and grooves.
The growth of the formation of the nail is determined by the activities of the matrix element of the root part.

The speed of regrowth by the individual in the hands of the average 1mm, and on his feet 0.25 mm per week. In women nails are growing more slowly than men's, children faster than adults. The rate of growth of nails reaches its peak at the age of 10-14 years and slows down after 20 years, full regeneration (updated) takes an average of 170 days.

In the fetus nails up to the tips of the fingers only by the end of the intrauterine period, therefore, according to their length can be lend on his shabbiness.
The growth of the nail is called the formation of a new substance of the nail plate. If manicure is done too often and casually, then on the nail surface appear transverse grooves and nail gets wavy.

The average thickness of the nail on the fingers of 0.5 mm on the legs of 1mm. His nails grow faster on the dominant hand on the fingers of the most active hands, in the period of hormonal shifts (adolescence, the period before menstruation, pregnancy spring time) Только свежая порно порнушка порнушка.орг .

During the activity, which leads to abrasion nails those who biting my nails in warm climates nail growth slows down. Nail growth slowed by various diseases, malnutrition or unbalanced nutrition, at night, in the period of breastfeeding.

Which diseases there is pain in the nail

The main causes of pain in the nail:

1. The trauma of the nail. Chronic prolonged trauma of the Shoe leads to discoloration (color change) nail plates thumbs.

2. Ingrown nail on scientifically called ingrown toenail. This disease is characterized by growing nail plate in the lateral edge of the nail roller. Ingrown nail is a very widespread and unpleasant disease. Most often rooting is happening on the big toes of the feet.

There are several of the main features of ingrown nail:
- Pain in the nail, which is accompanied by bleeding from the soft tissue and inflammation. Pain in the nail increases while walking, especially when wearing uncomfortable and narrow shoes;
- From the affected tissue appear oedema and purulent discharge.

Especially dangerous is the emergence of ingrown nail for people who suffer from the violation of the circulation in the legs and diabetes, as without proper treatment, this disease can lead to the development of gangrene.

Ingrown nail is very common, even for children. The cause of the disease is very diverse, however, one can distinguish several main:
- tight shoes;
- orthopedic pathology stop;
- innate predisposition;
- toenail fungus;
- platypodia;
- improper pedicure.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in the nail

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• Dermatologist

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