Chevron nail explained

Chevron nail, also known as a herringbone nail, is a rare transient fingernail ridge pattern seen in children, a ridge arising from the proximal nailfold and converging in a V-shaped pattern towards the midpoint distally.^[1] The nail growth pattern has no known association with medical problems and tends to resolve by early adulthood.^[2]

See also

• Nail anatomy
• List of cutaneous conditions

Further reading

• Parry . Eileen J. . Chevron nail/herringbone nail . Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology . Elsevier BV . 40 . 3 . 1999 . 0190-9622 . 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70511-6 . 497–498 . 10071331 . none.
• John . Jonathan Mathew . Mathew . Deepa Elizabeth . John . Cheri Mathews . Chevron nail: an under-recognised normal variant of nail development . Archives of Disease in Childhood . BMJ . 2024-04-16 . 0003-9888 . 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326975 . archdischild–2024–326975 . 38627027 . none.

Notes and References

1. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. .
2. Web site: Chevron Nail . Indian Pediatrics Journal . Monteagudo, Benigno . Suárez-Amor, Óscar . February 2010 . 2014-02-08.