Treatment of retronychia: A systematic review and suggested treatment algorithm.


Journal

Dermatologic therapy
ISSN: 1529-8019
Titre abrégé: Dermatol Ther
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9700070

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 2022
Historique:
revised: 21 11 2021
received: 06 03 2021
accepted: 03 12 2021
pubmed: 9 12 2021
medline: 5 4 2022
entrez: 8 12 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Retronychia is an inflammatory disorder typical of the great toes characterized by arrested nail growth, ingrowth of the nail plate into the proximal nail fold and paronychia. There is no standardized treatment for retronychia, and its management should be weighed based on the severity stage, treatment modality, and clinical outcome. In this paper, a systematic review of the literature was performed to assess all published data regarding the treatment of retronychia. A total of 231 patients from 24 studies were included in the analysis. Conservative management was adopted in mild-intermediate forms, consisting of medical (topical or intralesional high-potency corticosteroids) and podiatric treatment (taping, clipping back the onycholytic plate, orthosis), leading to a global cure rate of 41.2%, with no reported side effects. Non-conservative management, that is, chemical or surgical avulsion of the nail plate, proved resolutive in 71.2% of cases. Surgical avulsion of the nail plate produced the highest cure rate (78.2%), but was burdened by 9.6% of long-term sequelae, mainly nail dystrophies. A decision-making algorithm was designed to give clinicians treatment indications based on the severity stage of retronychia, treatment invasiveness, and possible clinical outcomes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34877747
doi: 10.1111/dth.15251
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review Systematic Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e15251

Informations de copyright

© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Auteurs

Andrea Sechi (A)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Dermatologic Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.

Corrado Zengarini (C)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Bianca Maria Piraccini (BM)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Aurora Alessandrini (A)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Francesca Bruni (F)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Annalisa Patrizi (A)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Luigi Naldi (L)

Dermatologic Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.

Michela Starace (M)

IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna S Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Dermatology Division - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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