Medicine – MCQ 63 – Mechanism of development of half and half nail sign

Half and half nail sign, seen in uremia is
a) Due to melanin deposition
b) Increased capillary density at the distal half of nails
c) Hypoproteinemia
d) Circulating toxin

Correct answer : b) Increased capillary density at the distal half of nails

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