Leukonychia: What Can White Nails Tell Us?
Journal
American journal of clinical dermatology
ISSN: 1179-1888
Titre abrégé: Am J Clin Dermatol
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 100895290
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
accepted:
09
01
2022
pubmed:
4
2
2022
medline:
15
3
2022
entrez:
3
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Changes in nail color can provide important clues of underlying systemic and skin disease. In particular, white discoloration (leukonychia) has a high prevalence with a wide array of potential relevant causes, from simple manicure habits to life-threatening liver or kidney failure. Therefore, a reliable assessment of the patient with leukonychia is essential. In the past, two classifications for leukonychia have been presented. The morphological classifies the nail according to the distribution of the white lines: total, partial, transversal, and longitudinal leukonychia. Mees' and Muehrcke's lines are examples of transversal leukonychia, while Terry's and Lindsay's nails are examples of total and partial leukonychia. The anatomical classifies according to the structure responsible for the white color: the nail plate in true leukonychia, the nail bed in apparent leukonychia, and the surface only in pseudoleukonychia. In this review, both morphological and anatomical features have been combined in an algorithm that enables clinicians to approach leukonychia efficiently and effectively.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35112320
doi: 10.1007/s40257-022-00671-6
pii: 10.1007/s40257-022-00671-6
pmc: PMC8809498
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
177-193Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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