Open AccessCongenital Hyponychia of the Hands with Lymphangiectases: A New Entity?
Author(s) -
Ángel Fernández-Flores,
José Antonio Manjón
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11638.5697
Subject(s) - reticular dermis , papillary dermis , abnormality , dermis , medicine , reticular connective tissue , skin biopsy , biopsy , dermatology , anatomy , pathology , psychiatry
We present a case of 58-year-old woman with congenital hyponychia of the ten fingers and oedema of the fingertips as the only cutaneous alterations. There was no associated systemic condition or additional ectodermal abnormality. The biopsy showed lymphangiectases mainly confined to the papillary dermis but also in the reticular dermis. We propose the designation "congenital hyponychia of the hands with lymphangiectases" for this apparently not previously described condition.