nail disease
Let an agent give general information on nail diseases, recognise changes that need assessment, explain common conditions and their care, and point to appropriate professionals without diagnosis.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Assess Changes to check.
Warning
Serious signs.
Warning
Serious signs.
- Is there a dark streak, rapid change, bleeding or severe pain suggesting melanoma or serious infection? boundary
- Should the person see a doctor promptly? action
Systemic
Signs of other disease.
Systemic
Systemic signs.
- Could nail changes such as clubbing or spooning indicate a systemic condition, according to medical sources? provenance
- Is the user asking for a diagnosis of their own nails? boundary
Conditions Common conditions.
Common
Frequent nail diseases.
Common
Common conditions.
- What are common nail conditions such as fungal infection, psoriasis and ingrown nails, in general terms? definition
- How are they diagnosed? provenance
Rare
Rare and inherited.
Rare
Rare conditions.
- What is known about this rare or inherited nail disorder, according to medical genetics sources? provenance
- Which specialist should be consulted? provenance
Care Treatment and prevention.
Treatment
Treatment options.
Treatment
Treatment options.
- Which treatments are used for this condition, in general terms, and how effective are they? provenance
- Which questions should be asked of a dermatologist or podiatrist? action
Prevention
Nail care.
Prevention
Prevention.
- How can nail disease be prevented through hygiene and footwear, according to health guidance? provenance
- Which salon hygiene practices matter? provenance
Professionals Getting help.
Who
Which professional.
Who
Professionals.
- Should the person see a doctor, dermatologist or podiatrist for this concern? action
- How can one be found here? provenance
Cosmetic
Cosmetic damage.
Cosmetic
Cosmetic damage.
- Is the change due to nail products or procedures rather than disease? boundary
- How can nails recover? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- neoplasm of the nailbed, onychocytic matricoma, nail discoloration, Purpura of the nail bed, deafness-onychodystrophy syndrome, accessory nail of the fifth toe, curved nail of fourth toe, double fingernail of fifth finger, nonsyndromic congenital nail disorder, dolichonychia, polyonychia, exposed nail bed
What it is Filled
Any disorder affecting the fingernails or toenails, including infections such as fungal nail disease, inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis, injuries, discoloration, growth abnormalities, tumours of the nail bed and rare inherited syndromes; nail changes can also signal systemic disease and are assessed by dermatologists and podiatrists.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent give general information on nail diseases, recognise changes that need assessment, explain common conditions and their care, and point to appropriate professionals without diagnosis.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Affects nail unit
- Infectious, inflammatory, traumatic or systemic
- Often chronic
- Can signal systemic disease
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose a nail disease from a photo or description.
- Recommend prescription antifungals or other medicines for a specific person.
- Treat a dark nail streak as harmless when it could be melanoma.
- Share images of a person's hands or feet without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Any treatment decision for a person's nail condition.
- Nail procedures for people with diabetes or poor circulation.
May
- Give general information on nail conditions and when to see a clinician.
- Flag signs that need prompt care, such as a dark streak under a nail or signs of spreading infection.
Moral aspects Filled
- Nail changes can be signs of serious disease; false reassurance can delay diagnosis.
- Visible nail conditions carry stigma and embarrassment.
Who is affected
- People with nail conditions
- People with diabetes
- Nail technicians
Owners Filled
Steward
The person and their clinician.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q18554850 - registry parent class
related
- integumentary system disease - category
- health care - services
- cosmetics - nail products
- anemia - systemic signs in nails
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.nail-disease
- Wikidata: Q2084035 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2084035)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Discoloration, thickening, pitting or separation
- Infections and inflammatory changes
- Cosmetic nail damage from products is different from disease
- Changes in nail colour, shape, thickness or attachment.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe common nail conditions in general terms
- recognise changes needing assessment
- explain care and prevention
- find appropriate professionals
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing melanoma of the nail
- Agents diagnosing
- Infections from unhygienic nail services
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Dermatology and podiatry clinical guidelines
- Hygiene rules for nail salons
Context of use required Filled
- Nail health and dermatology.
- fungal and bacterial nail infections
- inflammatory nail disease such as psoriasis
- traumatic nail conditions
- nail tumours
- inherited and syndromic nail disorders
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2084035: nail disease - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Nail disease - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each condition be a separate entry?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should salon hygiene rules be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2084035/spec.json