Melanonychiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanonychia
Melanonychia yibala elimnyama okanye elimdaka kwipleyiti yesikhonkwane eqhelekileyo, kwaye inokubakho njengesiqhelo ukufunyanwa kumanani amaninzi kubantu base-Afro-Caribbeans.

Ibhanti ebanzi, enombala onzulu kunye nemigca engaqhelekanga kunye nokwandiswa kwe-pigmented kwizicubu ze-periungual luphawu lwemelanoma.

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  • Imigca emininzi engaqhelekanga iyajongwa. Melanonychia ubukhulu becala ayinabungozi, kodwa ukuba kukho imigca emininzi etenxileyo kweli nqanaba, i-biopsy inokuqwalaselwa.
  • Muehrcke's lines
  • Brown banding
References Melanonychia: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment 32055501 
NIH
Izigulana ezininzi zifumana i-melanonychia malunga, njengoko ibangela ukujika kombala omnyama wepleyiti yeenzipho. Sisizathu esithe rhoqo sokujika kombala wezikhonkwane, kunye nezizathu ezisuka kwi-benign ukuya ezinokuba yingozi, njenge-melanomas. Ibhendi emide efana nemelanonychia inokuvela kwizinto ezahlukeneyo zasekhaya okanye zenkqubo.
Melanonychia is a very worrisome entity for most patients. It is characterized by brownish black discoloration of nail plate and is a common cause of nail plate pigmentation. The aetiology of melanonychia ranges from more common benign causes to less common invasive and in situ melanomas. Melanonychia especially in a longitudinal band form can be due to both local and systemic causes.
 Melanonychia – Clues for a Correct Diagnosis 32064201 
NIH
Melanonychia represents a brown to black discoloration of the nail plate that may be induced by benign or malignant causes. Two main mechanisms are involved in the appearance of melanonychias, i.e., melanocytic activation and melanocytic hyperplasia.