My pints of blueberries donât weight 16 ounces!â. A dry pint is not a measurement of weightâit is volume, as in cubic inches. (A liquid pint, as in a pint of cream, gives you fluid ounces). A pint of feathers takes up the same amount of space as a dry pint of marbles, but they certainly donât weight the same!
1 Liver disease can damage nails. 2  Thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism may cause brittle nails or splitting of the nail bed from the nail plate (onycholysis). 3  Severe illness or surgery may cause horizontal depressions in the nails (Beau's lines).
On the scalp, it may cause redness, irritation, and, in some cases, hair loss. Sometimes this disease affects the areas of skin where you had a trauma, such as a superficial scratch, cut, or burn. Lichen planus of the nails can cause brittle or split nails, and the affected nails may have ridges running lengthwise.