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Nark K. Rho, MD

Diagnosis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection nail dystrophy green nail syndrome

Body Site

nail, foot

Age

22 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

green

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 22-year-old soldier developed a greem band with some scaling of the right great toe nail 3 weeks after starting field training. Culture of extracted nail plate revealed the causative organism Pseudomonas aeureginosa.

Description

green bland with opacification and scale

Categories

infections and infestations nail disorders

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5/20/2006 13:06:54

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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