Brachyonychia with Middle Phalangeal Defect.
- Author:
Jin Ho CHANG
1
;
Seung Hun LEE
;
Hui Wan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brachyonychia;
Middle phalangeal defect
- MeSH:
Foot;
Humans;
Intellectual Disability;
Metatarsal Bones;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(1):142-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Brachyonychia is the condition when the width of the nail plate and nail bed is greater than their length. We describe a 21-year-old man who presented with brachyonychia and a 4th middle phalangeal defect on the left foot. Both the 4th metatarsal bones are shorter than the 5th ones on X-ray examination. He had no family history and other anomalies such as facial abnormalities and mental retardation.
