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. 2021 Apr;39(2):153-173.
doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.12.013.

Nail is Systemic Disorders: Main Signs and Clues

Florence Dehavay  1 , Bertrand Richert  2
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Nail is Systemic Disorders: Main Signs and Clues

Florence Dehavay et al. Dermatol Clin. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Describing and listing all nail symptoms and signs in systemic disorders has already been widely detailed in dedicated textbooks. To be tutorial, this article described most common nails signs and the systemic disorders one may encounter in routine dermatologic consultation. Capsule summaries are presented for each section.

Keywords: Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica; Clubbing; Connective tissue diseases; Lupus; Nails; Scleroderma; Systemic diseases; Yellow nail syndrome.

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Disclosure The authors have no conflict of interest for this publication. No founding sources were received for this work.

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