Pediatric longitudinal melanonychia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 27 Aug 2017 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 189, pages E1093-E1093 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Angela, Burleigh; Joseph M, Lam;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170256

pmid: 28847781

pmc: PMC5573544

Pediatric longitudinal melanonychia

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Abstract

A 9-year-old boy of Asian descent was referred to the outpatient pediatric dermatology clinic with an asymptomatic linear brown discolouration affecting his left middle fingernail ([Figure 1A][1]). This discolouration had been present for about one year and had not changed in thickness or pigment

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University of British Columbia
Canada

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Male, Nail Diseases, Nails, Biopsy, Humans, Melanocytes, Child, Pigmentation Disorders

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