Whitening of the nail plates may be due to deficiency of: March 2011: (A) Iron, (B) Zinc, (C) Albumin, (D) Copper
Answer is C. Ans. C: Albumin Leuconychia: Nails are white and are associated with hypoalbuminemia like cirrhosis of liver Nails and dermatology: Mees lines: Arsenic poisoning Oncholysis: Psoriasis Koilonychia: Iron deficiency anemia Koenens periungal fibroma: Tuberous sclerosis