Have any of you come across Subungual Hyperkeratosis? What exactly is it? How is it best treated?

Understanding the Context

Thanks in advance. Subungual Hyperkeratosis | Page 2 | Salon Geek - Salon Professionals Forum Subungual melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer that occurs in the skin under your nails. Subungual melanomas are rare, seen in only 0.07% to 3.5% of the people in the world who have melanoma. But ...

Key Insights

Medical News Today: Your guide to subungual hematomas (blood under the nail) A subungual hematoma occurs when an injury breaks open blood vessels under the nail, causing blood to collect and become trapped in one spot. It can affect both fingernails and toenails. If a ... Melanoma is skin cancer arising from skin melanocytes (melanin pigment-producing cells). Subungual (under the nail) melanoma is a rare skin cancer constituting 0.7% to 3.5% of all malignant melanomas.

Final Thoughts

Clinical presentation: Pitting, nonspecific onycholysis (lifting of the nail from the nail bed), hyperkeratosis (thick nails), and yellowish-brown spots under the nail plate should prompt ... I'm now feel sick with worry that I do have subungual melanoma My toenail has had something wrong for some time, been tested for fungal infection which has come back negative. A black streak appeared at the beginning of February, it wasn't at my cuticle, bit did grow bigger towards the top of my nail and a bit wider too. The waiting is the ...