Malalignment of the great toenail

What it means

A lateral deviation of the nail plate of the great toe along the longitudinal axis due to the lateral rotation of the nail matrix. The nail plate grows out in ridges.

See Figure 1 of PMID:27171597.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category