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Nail degloving, a polyetiologic condition with 3 main patterns: A new syndrome.

Baran R, Perrin C

Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France. baran.r@club-internet.fr

Nail degloving refers to partial or total avulsion of the nail and surrounding tissue (perionychium). Typically it appears as a thimble-shaped nail shedding or a partial or total loss of the nail organ with soft tissue. Nail degloving represents the end result of a variety of insults to the nail apparatus, including trauma, dermatologic diseases, and drug reactions.

Published 28 January 2008 in J Am Acad Dermatol, 58(2): 232-7.
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