TY - JOUR AU - Kamra, Nidhi AU - Sardana, Sahil PY - 2020/12/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nail changes in construction site workers: an observational study JF - International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences JA - Int J Res Med Sci VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Original Research Articles DO - 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20205435 UR - https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/9165 SP - 84-88 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Nail changes are common in occupational labourers but no studies have been done pertaining to construction site workers. We studied nail changes in labourers working at various construction sites.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> 50 labourers of age group 10-65 years and both sexes were enrolled for the study. Changes in nail apparatus were studied by dividing into nail plate, nail bed and nail fold changes.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Males outnumbered females in our study. Most of the labourers were in age group of 10-25 years. Most common nail plate changes were Longitudinal ridging and discoloration of nail plate; nail bed were onycholysis, subungual hemorrhage, onycholysis and nail fold changes were absent cuticle and hang nail.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Adequate preventive measures are required at construction site workplace to prevent long standing nail sequalae.</p> ER -