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OCCUPATIONAL KOILONYCHIA OF THE TOE NAILS
Author(s) -
BENTLEYPHILLIPS B.,
BAYLES MARGARET A. H.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1971.tb07199.x
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , occupational safety and health , pathology
SUMMARY.— One hundred and fifty “Ricksha Boys” of Durban. South Africa, whose bare feet are habitually exposed to gross trauma, were examined. A curious type of trauma‐induced, occupational koilonychia, not previously described, was observed in a significant number of the pullers (16%). The clinical appearances are described and the probable aetiological factors are examined.