Total leukonychia is usually an autosomal
dominantly inherited condition. It can be
also autosomal recessive inherited [7]. Inautosomal dominantly inherited form, it can
be a part of Bart-Pumphrey Syndrome in
which there is also knuckle pads and deafness
or Buschkell-Gorlin Syndrome in which
there is also sebaceous cysts and renal calculus.
Conditions that may cause total
leukonychia include typhoid fever, leprosy,
cirrhosis, nail biting, trichinosis and cytotoxic
drugs [2].