title: A systematic approach to examining the patient with nail disease.
abstract: The majority of patients who present to the clinician for podiatric care do so because of complaints involving the nail and its surrounding structures. All too often the clinician's examination of the nail is incomplete and in many instances completely overlooked. The authors present a systematic approach to the examination of the patient who presents with nail pathology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Medicine, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Positano
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors