Nail Dystrophy, Nail Dystrophy, 20, Trachonychia - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nail dystrophy nail dystrophy, 20 trachonychia

Body Site

nail, all

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

yellow

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This healthy 9 year old girl developed asymptomatic progressive yellowing and scaling of several toe and finger nails at age 3. All 20 nails became involved over several years. She was treated with oral antifungal medications without improvement, and a fungal culture was subsequently negative.

Description

yellowing and scaling of all nails

Image Added

5/12/2002 22:17:03

Translate

Other Resources

PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

Image Options

View Image in New Window