Trachyonychia: A comprehensive review

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 640-645

  Gordon, Katherine A ^a   Vega, Janelle M ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

rough nails; Trachyonychia; twenty nail dystrophy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BIOTIN; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; FLUOROURACIL; GRISEOFULVIN; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; KETAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; TAZAROTENE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EXOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LICHEN PLANUS; NAIL DISEASE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PARONYCHIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSORIASIS; PUVA; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; TRACHYONYCHIA; TWENTY NAIL DYSTROPHY;

EXOCYTOSIS; FINGERS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS, MALFORMED; PSORIASIS; TOES;

EID: 80155156415     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.86470     Document Type: Article

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