Onychogryphosis (thickened nail) is analteration in the growth of the nail plate, or rather a nail hypertrophy that is manifested by obvious deformation of the nail plate.
Causes of onychogryphosis can be:
- Blood stasis;
- fungal infections;
- Repeated trauma caused by shoes that are too tight or injury as a result of violent bumps on the nail;
- systemic circulatory diseases that inhibit necessary nutrient support at the peripheral level.
Excessive lamina thickness can result in sub-ungual callosity (i.e., below the nail), causing pain.
Podiatric treatment consists ofabrasion of the excess nail layer.
