Polyonychia
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Other namessupernumerary nails of the fingers and toes
SymptomsHaving two or more finger/toenails on a single digit
ComplicationsSocial insecurity
| Polyonychia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | supernumerary nails of the fingers and toes |
 | |
| Polyonychia from congenital polysyndactyly | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
| Symptoms | Having two or more finger/toenails on a single digit |
| Complications | Social insecurity |
| Usual onset | Birth (congenital), post-traumatic (acquired) |
| Duration | Life-long (unless it's corrected) |
| Treatment | Plastic surgery |
| Prognosis | Good |
| Frequency | polydactyly: 1 in 500-1,000 live births[citation needed] syndactyly: 1 in 2,500-3,000 births[1] |
| Deaths | None |
Polyonychia also known as supernumerary nails is a condition in which two or more nails grow in the same finger or toe.[2]
The signs/symptoms of polyonychia are very easy to detect: two or more nails growing on the same finger or toe.
The nails can either be separate, small nails (micronychia) or one wide, almost complete nail, the digit affected could also be wider than normal