Mees' Lines Transverse while lines (usually one per ...

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Mees' Lines

Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if pressure is placed over the line. It is strongly associated with arsenic poisoning, thallium poisoning and to a lesser extent other heavy metal poisoning.



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