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Chris Ha, MD

Diagnosis

onycholysis nail dystrophy psoriasis

Body Site

nail, all

Age

28 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 28 year old woman developed progressive onycholysis of all nails except for several toe nails. She had no associated skin findings. The nail changes started on the mid nail of several fingers and spread proximally and distally. This pattern fits best with psoriasis.

Description

whitening of the distal nail plate

Categories

nail disorders

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5/23/2002 23:01:06

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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