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Nail changes in systemic diseases : a clinical study of 435 cases
Sachith Abraham, Narendra Kamath, Ganesh S Pai, Jerome Pinto, Maria Kuruvilla
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Wenlock District Hospital, Mangalore - 575 001,
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Sachith Abraham
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Wenlock District Hospital, Mangalore - 575 001
Correspondence Address:
Sachith Abraham
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Wenlock District Hospital, Mangalore - 575 001
| How to cite this article: Abraham S, Kamath N, Pai GS, Pinto J, Kuruvilla M. Nail changes in systemic diseases : a clinical study of 435 cases. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1998;64:144-145 |
Copyright: (C)1998 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
Nail changes often are reflectors of an internal disease. Four hundred and thirty -five patients admitted in the Medical, Surgical and Obstetric and Gynaecology wards were studied. Nail chages were seen in 134 which included clubbing (21.3%) longitudinal melanonychia (17.2%) and platonychia (14.2%). In patients with HIV associated pulmonary tuberculosis, clubbing was associated with an unique red “crescent sign”
Keywords: Nails, Systemic disease, Red crescent sign
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