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An Association of Twenty‐Nail Dystrophy with Vitiligo
Author(s) -
Khandpur Sujay,
Reddy Belum Siva Nagi
Publication year - 2001
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.1346-8138.2001.tb00084.x
Subject(s) - vitiligo , dermatology , nail (fastener) , medicine , triamcinolone acetonide , dystrophy , biopsy , nail plate , pathology , surgery , psoriasis , materials science , metallurgy
A rare association of twenty‐nail dystrophy with segmental vitiligo is described in two patients. Vitiligo preceded the nail dystrophy. In both cases, all twenty nails were uniformly affected with the nail plates showing longitudinal striations and loss of luster. Longitudinal nail biopsy revealed a histological picture suggestive of eczematous changes and lichen planus respectively. Intramatrix injections of triamcinolone acetonide into the proximal and lateral nail folds were administered with considerable improvement.