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Post-traumatic ectopic fingernail
Corresponding author: Dr. Shekhar Neema, Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India. shekharadvait@gmail.com
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How to cite this article: Vendhan S, Neema S, Vasudevan B. Post-traumatic ectopic fingernail. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2024;90:248. doi: 10.25259/IJDVL_953_2022
A 43-year-old male patient presented with pain and discomfort over the right index finger for the last 10 months. He sustained trauma 2 months prior to the onset of the discomfort. Examination showed a split right index finger in its normal position and a fully developed, smaller-than-normal rudimentary nail with distally directed nail growth [Figure 1]. The accessory nail was removed under local anaesthesia along with chemical nail matrix ablation and the patient was relieved of his symptoms. The accessory fingernail can be congenital; however, most reported cases are post-traumatic and results from implantation of nail matrix in the adjacent skin.
- Split right index fingernail and almost normal-looking smaller ectopic nail on the lateral aspect of fingernail.
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