title: Multiple Beau's lines due to dysmenorrhoea?
abstract: Four young women who complained of nail ridging, were found to have several evenly spaced Beau's lines. The lines appear to be related to their menstrual cycles and each one had severe dysmenorrhoea. Linear nail growth was not impaired.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology*