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Congenital Malalignment of the Great Toenails: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Cohen Philip R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1991.tb00839.x
Subject(s) - medicine , conservative management , nail plate , nail (fastener) , surgery , complication , materials science , metallurgy
A 10‐year‐old black boy had congenital malalignment of the great toenalls (CMGTN). It is important to recognize this condition sinceseveral nafl disorders can occur concurrently with and/or clfnicatly mimfc it. Treatment is dependent on the severity of the condition, and includes conservative management and subsequent examination to detect CMGTN‐assoctated compiications for patients with mild iaterai deviation of the nail plate, or surgical realignment for individuals with either marked nail plate deviation or condition‐related disabling sequelae.