Pincer nail

Pincer nail
Other names: Omega nails, Trumpet nails[1]
SpecialtyDermatology

Pincer nails are a toenail disorder in which the lateral edges of the nail slowly approach one another, compressing the nailbed and underlying dermis. It occurs less often in the fingernails than toenails, and there usually are no symptoms.[1][2]: 788–9 [3]

Hereditary pincer nails have been described although the genes or mutations causing the hereditary form seem to be unknown.[4]

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    Pincer nail

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1032. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  2. ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  3. ↑ Neumeister, Michael W.; Winters, James (2021). "Grafting and other reconstructive options for nail deformities: indications, techniques and outcomes". In Giladi, Aviram M. (ed.). Treatment of fingertip injuries and nail deformities, An Issue of Hand Clinics. Philadelphia: Elsevier. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-323-79098-7. Archived from the original on 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ↑ Mimouni, D.; Ben-Amitai, D. (2002). "Hereditary pincer nail". Cutis; Cutaneous Medicine for the Practitioner. 69 (1): 51–53. PMID 11829181.
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