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Evaluation of the Knowledge of Primary Care Physicians About Important Nail Diseases Before and After a Short Online Training [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2023 Introduction: Nail diseases are often diagnosed late with a potential prognostic and functional im-pact. This could be partly due to knowledge gaps among primary care physicians (PCPs).
Pauline Greco +5 more
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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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Radiological imaging in nail unit disorders (Part I) - Modalities used
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2022 The nail unit is a unique skin appendage, capable of mounting only a limited number of reaction patterns to a variety of insults. This makes it difficult to diagnose many nail conditions based on clinical features alone.
Chander Grover +3 more
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Diagnostic utility of onychoscopy: Review of literature
Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology, 2017 Onychoscopy is being increasingly used as a diagnostic modality for various nail diseases. Initial research had focused mainly on nail pigmentation and nailfold capillaroscopy; however, it is now being evaluated in various infectious and inflammatory ...
Chander Grover, Deepak Jakhar
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Pattern diagnosis of onycholysis
JEADV Clinical Practice, 2023 Onycholysis is defined as the detachment of the nail plate from the underlying and/or lateral supporting structures. Trauma, inflammatory conditions, infectious agents, tumours and toxic substances are the most commonly reported causes of onycholysis. We
Lourdes Navarro
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Histopathology of Nail Diseases
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1952 The difficulties encountered in attempting to delineate the accurate diagnosis in nail dyscrasias are well known. Where the glabrous skin is involved in a cu- taneous syndrome, the nail condition is assumed to be part of the same disorder. Practically all textbook descriptions are based on this assumption except in fungous infections where the fungi ...
White, Cleveland J., Laipply, Thomas C.
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Unusual manifestation of the yellow nail syndrome - Case report [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 The yellow nail syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the classic triad of yellow and dystrophic nails, lymphedema and pleural effusion.
Francine Papaiordanou +4 more
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Dermoscopic Evaluation of Inflammatory Nail Disorders and Their Mimics
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021 Nail dermoscopy (onychoscopy) is a valuable diagnostic tool for evaluating diseases in the nail apparatus. It is non-invasive, allowing clinicians to prioritize particular nails for biopsy. Thus, it can improve diagnostic accuracy and expedite treatment.
Sophie Soyeon Lim +6 more
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Nail as a window of systemic diseases
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2015 Certain nail changes are specific for various dermatological disorders. In addition, examination of nails may also provide an insight into more sinister systemic manifestations in the form of both subtle as well as specific changes.
Archana Singal, Rahul Arora
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