A Case of Twenty-Nail Dystrophy.
- Author:
Jin Tak LEE
;
Chang Woo LEE
;
Kwang Ho CHOI
;
Joong Hwan KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Twenty - nail dystrophy;
Longitudinal ridging;
Idiopathic
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Female;
Fingers;
Humans;
Numismatics;
Skin Diseases;
Toes
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1985;23(3):419-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 38-year-old female patient presented dystrophic nail changes on her all finger and toe nails for 10 years. On examination, nails were uniformly affected with longitudinal ridging, loss of normal luster and brownish discoloration. This patient has not had any inflammatory skin diseases or systernic illness for the past 10 years. Biopsy examination from the dystrophic nail showed non-specific eczematous changes. The clinical and histologic features of this yatient was considered as the consistent findings with the ty enty-nail dystrophy, occured on the idiopathic base, coined by previous authors.
