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Congenital Ectopic Nails Reconstructed with Local Skin Flaps
Author(s) -
Kimura Chu,
Oyama Akihiko,
Kouraba Sachio
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02314.x
Subject(s) - tapering , medicine , nail (fastener) , surgery , anatomy , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , computer graphics (images)
Congenital ectopic nails are quite unusual and characterized by development of nail‐like tissue on the tips of one or more fingers. We present the case of a boy with congenital ectopic nails on both little fingers. To prevent tapering of the fingertips following surgery, we used subcutaneous pedicle flaps and obtained a satisfactory cosmetic result.