Melanonychia, Nevus, Pigmented - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

melanonychia nevus, pigmented

Body Site

toe nail, foot

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

localized

Comments

This healthy 12-year-old boy developed a narrow linear band on his right great toe nail. There was no involvement of the cuticle and no disruption of the nail plate. This probably represented a pigmented nevus or lentigo in the nail matrix.

Description

2 mm wide well defined hyperpigmented band

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4/2/2006 16:47:01

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