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A Case Report of Twenty‐Nail Dystrophy
Author(s) -
Ohta Yukinori,
Katsuoka Kensei
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.tb02742.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , nail matrix , nail plate , dystrophy , medicine , dermatology , nail disease , anatomy , pathology , materials science , paronychia , metallurgy
A case report of twenty‐nail dystrophy in a 21‐year‐old woman is presented. All her finger nails were affected with numerous small superficial pits. The histological findings showed the focal spongiotic change in the nail matrix reflecting the clinical appearance of the nail plate surface.