An unusual case of factitious onychodystrophy

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-241

  Lesher Jr , Jack L ^a   Peterson, Christopher M ^a   Lane, Joshua E ^a   Esterly, Nancy B ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; NAIL BED; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAIL DISEASES;

EID: 2942626060     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21310.x     Document Type: Article

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