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Onychoheterotopia Due to a Traumatically Transplanted Nail in a Child
Author(s) -
Greywal Tanya,
MaroñasJiménez Lidia,
Friedlander Sheila Fallon
Publication year - 2015
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/pde.12691
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , nail (fastener) , differential diagnosis , numerical digit , dermatology , surgery , pathology , developmental psychology , psychology , materials science , arithmetic , mathematics , metallurgy
Onychoheterotopia is a rare condition characterized by ectopic nail tissue growth. It is a digital mass that is commonly misdiagnosed. We describe a 6‐year‐old girl who presented with onychoheterotopia after trauma to the digit. Her onychoheterotopia was incorrectly diagnosed as a common wart. It is important to include onychoheterotopia in the differential diagnosis of digital masses, especially in the setting of previous traumatic injury.