6. The Nail in Dermatological Disease
- Robert Baran MD1,2,
- David A. R. de Berker MD3,
- Mark Holzberg MD4,
- Luc Thomas MD, PhD5
Published Online: 23 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118286715.ch6
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Baran & Dawber's Diseases of the Nails and their Management, Fourth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Holzberg, M. and Baran, R. (2012) The Nail in Dermatological Disease, in Baran & Dawber's Diseases of the Nails and their Management, Fourth Edition (eds R. Baran, D. A. R. de Berker, M. Holzberg and L. Thomas), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118286715.ch6
Editor Information
- 1
University of Franche-Comté, Cannes, France
- 2
Gustave Roussy Cancer Institute, Villejuif Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France
- 3
Bristol Dermatology Centre, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
- 4
Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- 5
Department of Dermatology, Lyon 1 University, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
Publication History
- Published Online: 23 MAY 2012
- Published Print: 6 JUL 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470657355
Online ISBN: 9781118286715
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Keywords:
- alopecia areata;
- lichen planus;
- nail psoriasis;
- oil-dropping sign;
- onycholysis;
- onychorrhexis;
- pitting;
- pterygium;
- subungual hyperkeratosis;
- trachyonychia
Summary
Cutaneous disease may present with nail findings. Clinical examination of the nails may help in the diagnosis of skin disease elsewhere, especially in psoriasis, lichen planus and alopecia areata. The clinical appearance of the nail change varies depending on the anatomical site within the nail unit affected – the nail fold, matrix, nail bed, hyponychium or nail plate. Knowledge of the patterns of presentation can help the clinician differentiate between similar nail changes in other cutaneous disease, infections, tumors and in systemic disease. Knowledge of different treatment modalities for these nail unit diseases is important for appropriate resolution of these conditions, especially when scarring might be the outcome