Nail disorders in children: Diagnosis and management

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-112

  Richert, Bertrand ^a,b   André, Josette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Congenital disorders; Infections; Nail disorders, diagnosis; Nail disorders, treatment; Onycholysis; Onychomycosis; Paronychia; Warts

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BLEOMYCIN; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOMIPRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESIPRAMINE; DIPHENCYPRONE; ETRETIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOXETINE; FUSIDIC ACID; ITRACONAZOLE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; TAZAROTENE; TERBINAFINE; TOLUENESULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ANONYCHIA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL PACHYONYCHIA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; DACTYLITIS; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISINFECTION; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ECZEMA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXOSTOSIS; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; HABIT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HERPETIC WHITLOW; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFLAMMATION; INGROWN NAIL; INJURY; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN STRIATUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MELANONYCHIA; MICRONYCHIA; NAIL DISEASE; NAIL PATELLA SYNDROME; NEEDLE; NEVUS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ONYCHOPHAGIA; ONYCHOTILLOMANIA; PARAKERATOSIS; PARONYCHIA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PULSED DYE LASER; RACQUET THUMB; SPOON NAIL; THUMB MALFORMATION; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; CHILD; HUMANS; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS; NAILS, MALFORMED; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952147444     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11537110-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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