
What are so-called COVID nails?
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A new term is circulating after a scientist in the U.K. said he was receiving anecdotal reports of COVID nails, or horizontal lines appearing across the nails of coronavirus survivors several months after infection.
In response, Spector said he was "getting some nice COVID nail pictures," and additional reports of "nail ridges 4-8 weeks post-vaccine." He later told a follower that the nail ridges, also known formally as Beau’s lines, can occur after any infection, trauma, or disease "that upsets the immune system." Beau’s lines are grooves that run horizontally across the nail and can occur when growth at the area under the cuticle is interrupted by injury or severe illness, according to the MayoClinic. Previous conditions associated with the occurrence include uncontrolled diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, scarlet fever, measles, mumps and pneumonia. It can also signal zinc deficiency.More Related News