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Late‐onset malalignment of the great toenails
Author(s) -
Wang Charlie Yue,
Kern Johannes,
Howard Anne
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.13101
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , nail (fastener) , surgery , case presentation , metallurgy , materials science
Great toenail malalignment is characterised by lateral deviation of the longitudinal axis of the nail plate with respect to the hallux, and is usually post‐traumatic, iatrogenic or due to congenital malalignment of the great toenails. We present cases of great toenail malalignment with onset in adolescence or young adulthood without preceding nail surgery or acute trauma. We postulate that this may represent a late‐onset presentation of congenital malalignment of the great toenails.