title: Pachyonychia congenita tarda.
abstract: Pachyonychia congenita is a rare genetic disorder classified in clinical subtypes. Late onset of the disease has recently been described and designated as pachyonychia congenita tarda. A patient in whom typical manifestations of pachyonychia congenita appeared at the age of 39 years is described. This report substantiates previous observations on the phenomenon of late-onset pachyonychia congenita.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mouaci-Midoun
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cambiaghi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abimelec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology