Koilonychia describes an altered shape of the nail that is concave and not convex. Physiological in children, in adults it may occur in the fingernails in patients with Plummer.Vinson syndrome, due to the severe iron deficiency, of after severe nail thinning, as in the cases reported.
Acute Koilonychia of Fingernails due to Lye / Balestri, R; Rech, G; Girardelli, Cr; Piraccini, Bm; La Placa, M. - In: SKIN APPENDAGE DISORDERS. - ISSN 2296-9195. - STAMPA. - 2:3-4(2016), pp. 183-184. [10.1159/000453274]
Acute Koilonychia of Fingernails due to Lye.
BALESTRI, RICCARDO;RECH, GIULIA;PIRACCINI, BIANCA MARIA;LA PLACA, MICHELANGELO
2016
Abstract
Koilonychia describes an altered shape of the nail that is concave and not convex. Physiological in children, in adults it may occur in the fingernails in patients with Plummer.Vinson syndrome, due to the severe iron deficiency, of after severe nail thinning, as in the cases reported.File in questo prodotto:
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