Pincer nail
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
| Pincer nail | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Omega nails, Trumpet nails[1] |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Hereditary pincer nails have been described although the genes or mutations causing the hereditary form seem to be unknown.[3]
See also
References
- 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.
- James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- 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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