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. 2023 Jul 1;13(3):e2023184.
doi: 10.5826/dpc.1303a184.

Median Nail Canaliform Dystrophy in Association with Retinoid Therapy

Laura Agnese Pauliņa  1 , Alise Balcere  2
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Median Nail Canaliform Dystrophy in Association with Retinoid Therapy

Laura Agnese Pauliņa et al. Dermatol Pract Concept. .
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Competing interests: None.

Figures

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Figure 1
(A) Median nail canaliform dystrophy on both thumbs after 4 months of isotretinoin therapy. (B) Onychoscopy of the thumbs with better visualization of typical fir-tree shape changes across the midline of the nail plate and distinctive canal formation on one of the thumbs; enlarged lunula—4 months of isotretinoin therapy. (C) Outgrowth of healthy nails after 2 months of lowered isotretinoin therapy dosage to 10 mg per day. (D) Onychoscopic view 2 months after lowering isotretinoin dose.
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