Open AccessPachyonychia congenita
Author(s) -
Asish Rajasekharan,
Sunu Ramachandran,
Anita Balan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.44367
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , nail (fastener) , keratin , nail disease , pathology , materials science , metallurgy , psoriasis
Pachyonychia congenita represents a group of rare, autosomal dominant keratin disorders with characteristic nail findings, abnormalities of the palmoplantar skin, pilosebaceous apparatus, oral and laryngeal mucosa and teeth. The main clinical characteristic that gives the condition its name is the abnormally thickened nails. A case with typical clinical features is discussed