7. The Nail in Systemic 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.ch7
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. (2012) The Nail in Systemic 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.ch7
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
- Summary
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- References
Keywords:
- Beau's lines;
- clubbing;
- half-and-half nails;
- koilonychias;
- Muehrcke's lines;
- nail fold telangiectasias;
- onycholysis;
- splinter hemorrhages;
- Terry's nail;
- yellow nail syndrome
Summary
The nail may act as a “window” to the body. Changes in the nail shape or color may indicate a systemic disorder or a disease long before other symptoms appear. Examination of clinical nail changes has historically given the observer clues to the patient's underlying systemic illness. Nail changes may provide hints for diseases of cardiac, circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, genitourinary, reproductive, endocrine, nervous, psychological, musculoskeletal, hematological, lymphatic, connective tissue, immunological, nutritional and metabolic systems.