True leukonychia in Crohn disease induced by selenium deficiency

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 779-780

  Hasunuma, Naoko ^a   Umebayashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Manabe, Motomu ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NAIL BED; NAIL COLOR; NAIL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT DURATION; TRUE LEUKONYCHIA;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; NAIL DISEASES; SELENIUM;

EID: 84904112584     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6701     Document Type: Article

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