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. 2013 Mar;58(2):150-1.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.108064.

Onychoheterotopia: a unique case

Kingshuk Chatterjee  1 , Anita Chaudhuri, Gautam Chatterjee
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Onychoheterotopia: a unique case

Kingshuk Chatterjee et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2013 Mar.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Shiny, keratotic, nail-like tissue over the dorsal aspect of the left thumb
Figure 2
Figure 2
Presence of a hard keratotic mass with a proximal depression, resembling nail fold over the dorsomedial aspect of the left thumb
Figure 3
Figure 3
Radiograph (lateral and oblique view) of the left thumb
Figure 4
Figure 4
Histopathology showing thick keratinous layer, overlying a squamous epithelium, conforming to nail unit (H and E, ×10)
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