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Nails in systemic disease
Author(s) -
Gurcharan Singh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.86472
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , systemic disease , disease , medicine , dermatology , nail disease , multisystem disease , organ system , pathology , paronychia , materials science , metallurgy
Nail abnormalities secondary to systemic disease could be classified as nail abnormalities associated with systemic disease, disease of specific organ system or associated with syndromes and genodermatoses. Because nail findings are easily observable and yield valuable information, careful examination of nails could be an important diagnostic tool for a dermatologist. A brief review of the common and not so common nail changes in systemic illness is presented.

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