A number of age-related changes to the nails can occur, without known association with
medical disorders. Some nail changes can be associated with underlying medical disorders …

Age-associated nail changes and disorders are common in elderly patients. Characteristic
changes in color, contour, growth, surface, thickness, and histology occur in the nail unit as …

As the world's population of adults greater than 60 years old continues to increase, it is
important to manage nail disorders that may impact their daily lives. Nail disorders may have …

Introduction: The nails present various changes and diseases due to age, and the elderly
are no exception to this. Aims: To learn about the most frequent nail diseases in elderly …

Older individuals have physiological modifications of the nail, especially a slower nail
growth, accounting for the susceptibility to fungal infection, and an altered contour resulting …

Objective To present family physicians with common nail alterations and disorders occurring
in the elderly population and their management options. Quality of evidence The evidence …

Background The nail unit is an important part of cosmetic appearance of an individual. Older
people are at an increased risk of nail alterations, including normal age‐related changes …

Nail disorders are frequent among the geriatric population. This is due in part to the impaired
circulation and in particular, susceptibility of the senile nail to fungal infections, faulty …

Abst r act Introduction: The increase in the geriatric population requires the maintenance of
quality of life at an older age. Although nail diseasesdo not usually affect life expectancy …