Diseases of the generative nail apparatus. Part I: Nail matrix

  1. Jenny Nicolopoulos,
  2. Greg J Goodman,
  3. Anne Howard

Article first published online: 19 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00567.x

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Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volume 43, Issue 2, pages 81–92, May 2002

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Nicolopoulos, J., Goodman, G. J. and Howard, A. (2002), Diseases of the generative nail apparatus. Part I: Nail matrix. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 43: 81–92. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00567.x

Author Information

  1. Skin and Cancer Foundation of Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

* Dr Greg J Goodman, 8th Floor 443 Toorak Road, Toorak, Vic. 3142, Australia. Email: gjrgoodman@bigpond.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 SEP 2008
  2. Article first published online: 19 SEP 2008
  3. Submitted 26 August 2001, accepted 15 November 2001

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Keywords:

  • anonychia;
  • Beau’s lines;
  • lunula;
  • nail disease;
  • nail pathology;
  • nail pitting;
  • onychomadesis;
  • trachyonychia.

SUMMARY

Disorders of the generative structures of the nail produce a characteristic set of outcomes. The matrix is the seat of nail development and diseases or insults of this germinative epithelium will tell a story in the signs that unfold in the ensuing nail growth. This story will be influenced by the intensity, duration and extent of this pathology.

A method of categorizing changes associated with the generative matrix of the nail will be presented.

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