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. 2022 Sep 5;13(5):680-681.

doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_299_21. eCollection 2022 Sep-Oct.

Nail Lichen Planus Severity Index (NALSI): A Novel Severity Score for Nail Lichen Planus

Chander Grover¹, Geetali Kharghoria²

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 36304650
PMCID: PMC9595143
DOI: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_299_21

Nail Lichen Planus Severity Index (NALSI): A Novel Severity Score for Nail Lichen Planus

Chander Grover et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2022.

. 2022 Sep 5;13(5):680-681.

doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_299_21. eCollection 2022 Sep-Oct.

Authors

Chander Grover¹, Geetali Kharghoria²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 36304650
PMCID: PMC9595143
DOI: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_299_21

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Figures

Figure 1
Clinical picture of nail lichen planus showing the Nail Lichen planus Severity Index (NALSI) scoring. Each small box in each of the four quadrants is scored as 1 (if any one of the nail matrix/nail bed/nail fold feature is present) or 0 (if no nail matrix/nail bed/nail fold feature is present). The score for this nail is 10

Figure 2
Clinical picture of nail lichen planus showing the Nail Lichen planus Severity Index (NALSI) scoring. Each small box in each of the four quadrants is scored as 1 (if any one of the nail matrix/nail bed/nail fold feature is present) or 0 (if no nail matrix/nail bed/nail fold feature is present). The score for this nail is 8-I

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