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A Case of Congenital Ectopic Nails on Bilateral Little Fingers
Author(s) -
Iida Naoshige,
Fukuya Yasuhiko,
Yoshitane Katsuyuki,
Hosaka Yoshiaki
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.tb02736.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , phalanx , medicine , histopathological examination , anatomy , surgery , pathology , materials science , metallurgy
Congenital ectopic nails are a rare anomaly, but we observed a case of a 43‐year‐old woman with ectopic nails at the tips of her bilateral little fingers. On X‐ray, the distal phalanx of the each little finger appeared depressed. We surgically removed the ectopic nails. One year and 6 months later, no relapse had occurred. The histopathological examination revealed undifferentiated nail tissue including nail, nail matrix, and nail epithelium.