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A case of congenital onychoheterotopia on both fifth fingers
Author(s) -
AOKI K.,
HATABA Y.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1991.tb00377.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , medicine , dermatology , materials science , metallurgy
Summary The present report illustrates the extremely rare clinical features of congenital onychoheterotopia (ectopic nail). The amino‐acid composition of congenital ectopic nail was estimated, and the surface of nail clippings was compared to the patient's normal nail using scanning electron microscopy.