Mees’ lines are white lines or bands that appear on the fingernails or toenails. They can be a symptom of a serious underlying health condition, such as arsenic poisoning or kidney failure. Mees’ lines may be confused with injury to the nail or Muehrcke lines.

Mees' lines or Aldrich–Mees lines, also called leukonychia striata, are white lines of discoloration across the nails of the fingers and toes (leukonychia). [1] They are typically white bands traversing the width of the nail. As the nail grows they move towards the …

Classically associated with arsenic poisoning, Mees’ lines are transverse white bands that frequently affect multiple nails, although they also may occur singly.

The major cause of Mees' lines is arsenic poisoning, but many different systemic diseases are associated with them, as are some chemotherapeutic drugs, and exposure to other heavy metals.

Mees lines also called “true leukonychia”, leukonychia striata or transverse leukonychia, are a change that occurs in the color of the nail with no palpable ridges, typically described as transverse non-blanching white bands that may extend the complete width of the nail plate, running parallel to the lunula across the entire nail bed of ...

Unlike typical nail ridges or discoloration, Mees lines are distinct, often spanning the entire nail. Mees lines can occur as a result of various underlying conditions, often related to toxicity or …

What Is Mees' Lines? Causes, Symptoms Mees lines are horizontal white bands that appear on the nails. These lines can indicate a disruption in the normal growth pattern of the nail. Understanding the underlying causes of Mees lines is important for …

Mees’ lines, a type of leukonychia striata that is also sometimes called Aldrich-Mees’ lines, are longitudinal white lines on a fingernail or toenail that run parallel to the nail’s lunula (the crescent shaped white area that appears at the bed of the nail).

Characteristic skin lesions (rain drop pigmentation and hyperkeratosis) along with Mees’ lines are important clues to the diagnosis of significant arsenic exposure. 3 Mees’ lines are prominent transverse white lines in finger or toe nails due to arsenic deposition in keratin rich tissues. They take some 3–6 weeks to manifest.

Oct 18, 2008 · Mees' lines (also known as Aldrich or Reynolds' lines) are transverse white bands on the nail plate laid down during periods of stress. Common associations are poisioning (arsenic, thallium, fluorosis), severe infection, renal disease, cardiac failure, and malignant disease.