Familial dystrophic periodic shedding of the nails.
A patient with an autosomal dominant nail dystrophy characterized by periodic, asymptomatic shedding of the nails followed by regrowth is described herein. This highly penetrant disorder is similar to two earlier cases found in the dermatologic literature.
D000328:Adult; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000235:genetics*