Onychomadesis

Onychomadesis
Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
SpecialtyDermatology
SymptomsLoss of one or more nails[1]
CausesTrauma, viral illness, some medicines[1]
Diagnostic methodAppearance[1]
TreatmentReassurance[1]
PrognosisGood[1]

Onychomadesis is a spontaneous loss of nail.[1] It typically occurs in one nail when due to trauma, or in multiple nails following a viral illness or some medicines.[1] The nail generally totally detaches from the base with a new nail appearing at the same time.[2]

It is caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.[3] The condition resolves without any specific treatment.[1]

Appearance

  • Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
    Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
  • Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
    Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
  • Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
    Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
  • Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
    Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
  • Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
    Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
  • Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease
    Onychomadesis following hand foot and mouth disease

Cause

It is a periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at the proximal end, caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.[1]

Outcome

The condition generally resolves without complication.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bellet, Jane Sanders (2021). "Paediatric nail disorders". In Lipner, Shari (ed.). Nail Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics. Philadelphia: Elsevier. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-323-70923-1. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ↑ Berker, David de (2019). "20. Diseases of the nails". In Morris-Jones, Rachael (ed.). ABC of Dermatology (7th ed.). Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-119-48899-6. Archived from the original on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "33. Diseases of the skin appendages". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 782–783. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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