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Review
. 2020 Jul;33(4):e13763.
doi: 10.1111/dth.13763. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Blue nevus of the nail: A case report and review

Francesca Satolli  1 , Marco Gandolfi  1 , Miriam Rovesti  1 , Alfredo Zucchi  1 , Manuguerra Roberta  2 , Ignazio Stanganelli  1 , Mariabeatrice De Felici Del Giudice  1 , Lotti Torello  3 , Claudio Feliciani  1
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Review

Blue nevus of the nail: A case report and review

Francesca Satolli et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Blue nevus (BN), in all its clinical variants, rarely affects the nail bed. This leads to difficulty in the diagnosis of BN within the nail bed as well as to challenges with regard to its treatment and follow-up management, not solely attributed to the intrinsic difficulty of the anatomical site. We present the first case in the literature of an acquired cellular BN entirely confined within the nail bed, in a female Caucasian patient. We propose diagnostic and therapeutic options based on personal clinical and surgical experience.

Keywords: blue nevus; cellular blue nevus; dermatoscopy.

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