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Congenital Malalignment of the Great Toenails in Dizygotic Twins
Author(s) -
Kus Sadiye,
Tahmaz Ela,
Gurunluoglu Rafi,
Candan İnci,
Uygur Tulin
Publication year - 2005
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.1525-1470.2005.00110.x
Subject(s) - dizygotic twins , medicine , pediatrics , obstetrics
Congenital malalignment of the great toenails is a nail disorder caused by the malalignment of the nail matrix, which results in lateral growth of the nail plate. It may cause onychogryphosis and, in infants and children, ingrown nails. We report an occurrence of this deformity in dizygotic twins