title: Some notes of an aging nail watcher.
abstract: Growth of deciduous tissues gives us a natural kymograph to record secular trends and in some instances makes the mark on the moving record. For the observant clinician, knowledge of the rate of nail growth may permit an occasional spectacular diagnosis, although much more often it merely adds a small bit to our understanding of simple but basic biological prenciples in health and disease.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D004777:Environment; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000254:growth & development*