Nail changes as the first manifestation of the HLA-B27 inheritance. A case report.
A 6-year-old boy with nail changes compatible with those seen in Reiter's disease, and his father with chronic arthritis, recurrent anterior uveitis and amyloidosis, and a transplanted kidney are described. Both of them had HLA combination A2, B27 and neither had any of the antigens associated with psoriasis.
D000328:Adult; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000235:genetics
D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens