Medical conditions associated with onychocryptosis include diabetes, obesity, as well as thyroid, cardiac, and kidney diseases that may predispose to lower extremity edema. 医疗条件相关性引的嵌甲包括糖尿病,肥胖症,以及甲状腺,心脏和可能会引起下肢水肿的肾脏疾病。
In the most severe cases of onychocryptosis, there is chronic inflammation, granulation, and marked nail-fold hypertrophy. 最严重的嵌甲伴有有慢性炎症,肉芽肿,并有显著的趾褶肥厚。