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. 2023 Aug;29(8):e13441.
doi: 10.1111/srt.13441.

Melanonychia with pseudo-Hutchinson sign may assist in diagnosis of Addison's disease

Mengyan Zhu  1 , Su Wang  1 , Ping Wang  1
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Melanonychia with pseudo-Hutchinson sign may assist in diagnosis of Addison's disease

Mengyan Zhu et al. Skin Res Technol. 2023 Aug.
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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest that could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of the research reported.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Clinical presentation. (A) Hyperpigmentation in her lips, tongue, and mucosal regions; (B) patient's finger and toenails with grey‐black longitudinal melanonychia.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Melanonychia with pseudo‐Hutchinson sign under dermoscopy. (A) Subungual inhomogeneous linear band of brown pigmention and periungual pigmentation. (B) Normal nail fold.
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