I am a 29 year old healthy female.
While pregnant 2 years ago, I was not getting sufficient food intake. AT around 5 months, my nails began to grow out a complete opaque white from the root. I began taking my vitanims, and the nails slowly grew back normally. AT the time no renal or liver abnormalities on bloodwork. Problem resolved. About six months later after chronic severe stress, I began to have some white lines grow again, not uniformed on several nails. The lines were not even and did not follow the lanula. Had renal and liver panel all normal. This happens now about twice a year, always following a traumatic experience for some reason, for example my moms near overdose. My concern is, that I always read online that this could be a liver problem. My Doc just performed a physical, said no liver enlargment, AST (23) ALT (24), normal Bill, normal ALK Phos, Albuimn 3.8 (in range), normal renal levels. Doctors don't seem to care about these nail changes. I do suffer from Seborehhic DErmatitis, but no other skin disease, also some diagnosed eczema on back. I'm real concerned about this being a liver probles, eventhough all panels for the last 2 years (almost 6) have shown up completely normal at an optinmal level. COuld this be caused by stress or something less serious?
Ex: The lines grow out, they are not identical, some follow the proximal fold but not all the length around. Not all fingers, almost always ring and pointer on left hand.