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Dermatology Research and Practice, 2012 Melanonychia, or melanin-derived brown-to-black nail pigmentation, is a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. The most serious disease of the nail unit, melanoma, primarily presents with melanonychia. However, melanonychia most often occurs as a result of
Julie Jefferson, Phoebe Rich
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Witch Nails (Krt90whnl): A spontaneous mouse mutation affecting nail growth and development.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Numerous single gene mutations identified in humans and mice result in nail deformities with many similarities between the species. A spontaneous, autosomal, recessive mutation called witch nails (whnl) is described here where the distal nail matrix and ...
John P Sundberg +12 more
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Nail involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Diagnostic and prognostic Clues [PDF]
JDVI (Journal of General Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia), 2020 Introduction: Despite its rarity, nail involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) may show various clinical presentations. This study aims to show the roles of nail involvement in LCH patients as the diagnostic and prognostic clues.
Sondang P. Sirait +5 more
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Dermatology Research and Practice, 2018 Background and Objective. Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disorder affecting any age and gender. The clinical presentation of the nail disease depends on the location of the pathology: nail bed or nail matrix.
Nasrin Saki +4 more
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Nail changes induced by chemotherapeutic agents
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Introduction: Nail toxicity is a relatively uncommon cutaneous adverse effect of chemotherapeutic agents. Rapidly dividing cells of the nail matrix are perturbed by the antimitotic activity of these agents. Although most of these changes are cosmetic and
Neerja Saraswat +4 more
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Anatomic relationship of the proximal nail matrix to the extensor hallucis longus tendon insertion [PDF]
, 2015 [Abstract] Background The purpose of this study was to delineate the relationship of the terminal extensor hallucis longus tendon insertion to the proximal limit of the nail matrix of the great toe.
López López, Daniel +10 more
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Long-term outcomes of nail bed reconstruction
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Background There are various reconstructive options for nail bed defects. However, it is challenging not to leave a deformity. In this study, we investigated differences in outcomes depending on the reconstruction method, attempted to determine which ...
Sung Hoon Koh +7 more
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Post-traumatic nail deformity presenting as a painful keel-like ridged nail and its surgical treatment [PDF]
Surgical & Cosmetic DermatologyTrauma to the nail is a common cause of nail dystrophies and deformities. When not managed properly at initial presentation, nail injuries may result in permanent deformities and can cause functional and aesthetic abnormalities.
Monika Sekar +4 more
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Median canaliform dystrophy of thumb and great toe nails in an 8 years old boy
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2020 Median canaliform dystrophy is a rare nail disorder characterized by midline longitudinal ridging or splitting with canal formation in the nail plate of one or both the nails of the thumbs.
Sonia P Jain +2 more
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Anatomy of the nail unit and the nail biopsy [PDF]
, 2015 The nail unit is the largest and a rather complex skin appendage. It is located on the dorsal aspect of the tips of fingers and toes and has important protective and sensory functions. Development begins in utero between weeks 7 and 8 and is fully formed
Haneke, Eckart
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