How to determine your health status by your nails: a doctor told you what to pay attention to

27.08.2023 18:45

Even by the condition of the nails, a doctor can sometimes tell what health problems a patient has.

Surgeon Anastasia Akulova told Gazeta.Ru what it means if your nails turn blue. As the specialist noted, this indicates a malfunction in the body.

The problem may be chronic vascular diseases, respiratory system. In addition, there is a possibility of problems with blood circulation.

Also one of the common causes is inflammation in the body.

As the doctor noted during the interview, with inflammatory pathologies, nails turn blue on both limbs.

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She added that blue nails may indicate atherosclerosis and venous insufficiency.

If the problem has been noticed, it cannot be ignored, nor can self-treatment be attempted. The doctor emphasized that it is important to diagnose the disease in time to avoid serious complications.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor