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Your manicure, chemicals, or your diet can cause thin, flaking, or peeling nails. Dermatologists explain why nail peeling happens and what to do about it.
If you experience peeling nails, it could be a sign of a fungal infection, aging, or even a thyroid disorder. Here, doctors share the most common culprits.
Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers.
Onychotillomania is a compulsive behavior in which a person picks constantly at the nails or tries to tear them off. It is not the same as onychophagia, where the nails are bitten or chewed, or dermatillomania, where skin is bitten or scratched.
A nail disease or onychosis is a disease or deformity of the nail. Although the nail is a structure produced by the skin and is a skin appendage, nail diseases have a distinct classification as they have their own signs
Dermatologists explain how chemicals, manicures, nutrient deficiencies and even some medications or chronic conditions can cause peeling nails.