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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov-Dec;99(6):972-974.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2023.07.020. Epub 2024 Aug 6.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail unit after repeated UV nail lamp exposure. A call for action?

Tatiana Ordoñez  1 , Marina Ruf  2 , Valeria Angles  2 , Gabriel Brau  2 , Damián Ferrario  2 , Luis Mazzuoccolo  2
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail unit after repeated UV nail lamp exposure. A call for action?

Tatiana Ordoñez et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2024 Nov-Dec.
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Figure 1
Proximal leukonychia, distal yellow-brown chromonychia, and onychomadesis on the fourth left finger.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology. Hyperparakeratosis and intraepidermal proliferation of atypical keratinocytes with abundant mitoses (Hematoxylin & eosin, 40x).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative result. A scar on the nail bed is observed.
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