title: [Leukonychia longitudinalis as the primary symptom of Hailey-Hailey disease].
abstract: Longitudinal white bands on the fingernails were observed in a 58-year-old male patient with perianal intertrigo. His nail changes were a first clue to the diagnosis of Hailey-Hailey disease, which was later confirmed histopathologically. Similar nail abnormalities were found in the patient's son who was also affected with Hailey-Hailey disease. These findings support the concept that those nail changes, first described by Burge in 1991, constitute a useful diagnostic marker in Hailey-Hailey disease.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Hautklinik Marburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirtschig
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Effendy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Happle
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D016506:Pemphigus, Benign Familial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Leukonychia longitudinalis als ein Leitsymptom des Morbus Hailey-Hailey.