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. 2019 Apr;5(3):191-192.
doi: 10.1159/000493402. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

A Tale of a Double-Nailed Toe

Anissa Zaouak  1 , Sarra Boufarguine  1 , Houda Hammami  1 , Samy Fenniche  1
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A Tale of a Double-Nailed Toe

Anissa Zaouak et al. Skin Appendage Disord. 2019 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Ectopic foot nails; Onychoheterotopia; Plantar location.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
A well-defined keratotic plaque on the plantar right toe mimicking nail structure.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Thickening of the nail plate with yellow-brown chro­monychia, longitudinal striae of various colors along with scaling, and dryness of the adjacent skin.
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