When all you have is a dermatoscope—start looking at the nails
Pigmented and non-pigmented nail alterations are a frequent challenge for dermatologists. A profound knowledge of clinical and dermatoscopic features of nail disorders is crucial because a range of differential diagnoses and even potentially life ...
Holger A. Haenssle +7 more
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Whitlow, felon and paronychia - a clinical review of superficial hand infections
Paronychia, felon and herpetic whitlow are common superficial hand infections. Although having similarities there are many differences between clinical presentation and treatment. Paronychia can present as acute and chronic condition.
Mikołaj Domański +7 more
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Macroscopic and dermoscopic evaluation used to differentiate subungual haemorrhage from melanocytic lesions [PDF]
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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Provision of foot health services for people with rheumatoid arthritis in New South Wales: a web-based survey of local podiatrists [PDF]
Background: It is unclear if podiatric foot care for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in New South Wales (NSW) meets current clinical recommendations. The objective of this study was to survey podiatrists' perceptions of the nature of podiatric foot
A Blake +43 more
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Health risks of irrigation with untreated urban wastewater in the southern Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]
Irrigation water / Water quality / Water reuse / Waste waters / Risks / Public health / Diseases / Farmers / Pakistan / Southern Punjab ...
Feenstra, S. +2 more
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Trajectories of depressive symptoms after hip fracture [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is often complicated by depressive symptoms in older adults. We sought to characterize trajectories of depressive symptoms arising after hip fracture and examine their relationship with functional outcomes and walking ability. We
Avidan, M. S +3 more
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The human nail is a complex unit that includes five major modified cutaneous structures: the nail matrix, nail bed, nail plate, nail folds, and cuticle (eponychium). This chapter discusses the function and structure of the five nail components and the pathophysiology affecting each.
George Cotserelis, Jennifer Nguyen
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Melanoma do aparelho ungueal Nail apparatus melanoma
O melanoma do aparelho ungueal é apresentação relativamente rara dessa neoplasia, muitas vezes diagnosticada como nevo juncional, hematoma subungueal ou mesmo onicomicose.
Ignez Regina dos Santos Muri Mendonça +5 more
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Protocol for the Foot in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis trial (FiJIA): a randomised controlled trial of an integrated foot care programme for foot problems in JIA [PDF]
<b>Background</b>: Foot and ankle problems are a common but relatively neglected manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Studies of medical and non-medical interventions have shown that clinical outcome measures can be improved ...
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