Incontinentia Pigmenti, Nail Dystrophy, Onychoschizia - DermAtlas

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Howard Pride, MD

Diagnosis

incontinentia pigmenti nail dystrophy onychoschizia

Body Site

nail, hand

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

This 5-year-old healthy girl with incontinentia pigmenti developed a diffuse nail dystrophy of her finger and toe nails. She had some subtle hypopigmented atrophic scars on her arms and legs and several conical and hypoplastic teeth. The nail dystrophy was associated with bony changes of the distal phalanges.

Description

thin, scaly, yellow, split nails

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4/19/2003 15:08:55

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