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Multiple Beau's lines due to dysmenorrhoea?
Author(s) -
COLVER G. B.,
DAWBER R. P. R.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2133.1984.tb04024.x
Subject(s) - medicine , university hospital , library science , dermatology , family medicine , computer science
SUMMARY Four young women who complained of nail ridging, were found to have several evenly spaced Beau's lines. The lines appear to be related to their menstrual cycles and each one had severe dysmenorrhoea. Linear nail growth was not impaired.