title: A family with pachyonychia congenita affecting the nails only.
abstract: A family with pachyonychia congenita in which affected individuals showed nail involvement only is described. Pachyonychia congenita is a rare hereditary disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Various classifications of pachyonychia congenita have been suggested but none indicates nail involvement as a solitary finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pryce
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Verbov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree