Patient otherwise had normal teeth, hair, and skin. On exam of the nails, multiple transverse white curvilinear bands were noted. The bands were separated by normal pink nail color (Figure 1).

The following can lead to anal pain. Anal Fissure This is a tiny tear in the thin outside skin of the anus. This can be extremely painful despite its small size. Anal fissures often occur after ...

An annular fissure is a condition that affects intervertebral discs. Most of the time a fissure is caused by degenerative changes in the spine, including age-related drying out of the discs, but it ...