Transverse leukonychia in severe hypocalcemia

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-68

  Foti, Caterina ^a   Cassano, Nicoletta ^b   Palmieri, Vincenzo O ^a   Portincasa, Piero ^a   Conserva, Anna ^a   Lamuraglia, Michele ^a   Palasciano, Giuseppe ^a   Vena, Gino A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Nails; Transverse leukonychia

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM LACTOGLUCONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAIL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRANSVERSE LEUKONYCHIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCONATES; HAND; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; NAIL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0442282027     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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