title: Unilateral onychodystrophy secondary to nail biting.
abstract: Whether or not nail biting is a sign of underlying psychiatric disorders is the subject of controversy. We report here a case of nail biting that was unusual in its pattern and severity, and occurred in a patient with previously diagnosed psychiatric disease. The literature regarding psychiatric disease associated with self-inflicted nail disease is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009259:Nail Biting / Q000150:complications*; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology