When doctors examine patients, they often look beyond the presenting symptoms to gather additional diagnostic information.

If you develop endocarditis, you may experience symptoms like fever ... endocarditis can cause changes in your skin and nails ...

However, because of the time it takes for your fingernails to grow, you may not remember or associate the injury with the white spots on your nails. Symptoms of leukonychia may not show up for 4 ...

1, 2 However, an association of bacterial endocarditis with periodic hemodialysis ... A 32-year-old man with progressive symptoms of uremia from chronic glomerulonephritis was begun on biweekly ...

In some cases, these symptoms are so subtle that they can remain unnoticed. But a key sign of a potential issue with your nails is a change in colour from a healthy pink to pale white, yellow, or blue ...