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Presentation, microsurgical therapy, and clinical outcomes in three cases of expanding melanonychia of the nail unit in children [PDF]
, 2011 The management of expanding melanonychia in childhood is controversial. Here, we present three cases and discuss their operating indications and reconstruction.
Lefebvre, Catherine +9 more
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Incidence of melanoma and outcomes of longitudinal melanonychia in a cohort of cases referred to a London dermatology department. [PDF]
, 2019 Longitudinal melanonychia is a pigmented longitudinal band on the nail plate and may occur due to melanocyte activation, nail matrix nevus, lentigo or subungual melanoma.1 In a racially diverse community, melanonychia is a relatively common presenting ...
Akhras, V, Jiyad, Z
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Acanthotic subtype of onychocytic matricoma – A rare case with unusual features
Indian Journal of Pathology and MicrobiologyOnychocytic matricoma (OCM) is a benign tumor of the onychocyte. It clinically presents as localized longitudinal pachyonychia and melanonychia. It has many clinical and histopathological differential diagnoses. A 54-year-old male presented with a 2-year
Akshatha Nayak +3 more
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Melanotan-associated transverse melanonychia
, 2013 peer reviewedTransverse melanonychia has multiple causes, but is principally observed as adverse effect to drug intake, such as minocyclin, zidovudine and chemotherapies, like pemetrexed,VAD (vincristine, adriamycin and dexamathasone) and hydroxyurea ...
PAUROBALLY, Dilshad +8 more
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Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020 Background: The nail changes caused by chemotherapy in cancer patients are difficult to assess and often overlooked by clinician. The present study was undertaken to study nail changes caused by various chemotherapeutic agents and various drug protocols ...
Madhvi Trivedi +7 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Laugier‐Hunziker syndrome is a rare and benign disorder characterized by hyperpigmentation of the lips and buccal mucosae with associated longitudinal melanonychia of nails. Clinical correlation is needed to rule out other pigmentary disorders.
Verena Toedtling, Fiona Carol Crawford
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Nail evaluation in internal diseases: An indispensable exercise
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2017 Nails are the structures without any vital functions, but their diagnostic significance cannot be undermined. Nail unit constitutes the nail plate, nail bed, and nail folds which exhibit signs of the nail unit and internal disorders.
Vaishnavi Gopal, Manjunath M Shenoy
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Unveiling Giant Onychomatricoma: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Onychomatricoma is a rare benign tumor of the nail matrix that is often misdiagnosed due to its resemblance to other nail conditions, particularly onychomycosis. A giant variant, which affects the entire nail structure, is even more uncommon, with fewer than 20 cases documented.
Katherine Nicole Calderón Tiburcio +4 more
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Nails: The colors tell us a lot!
Pigment InternationalNails form an important part of the appearance of any person and give us ready clues for underlying systemic diseases. Discoloration of nails ranges from white (leuconychia) and red (erythronychia) to black (melanonychia).
Pooja Agarwal +3 more
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Macroscopic and dermoscopic evaluation used to differentiate subungual haemorrhage from melanocytic lesions [PDF]
Journal of Primary Health Care, 2020 INTRODUCTIONSubungual haemorrhage describes blood located between the nail matrix and nail plate caused by trauma. Lack of recalled trauma and long duration of nail pigmentation results in specialist referrals to rule out malignant pathology.
Amanda Oakley, Mirain Phillips
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