title: Significance and management of congenital malalignment of the big toenail.
abstract: Often misdiagnosed, congenital malalignment of the big toenail is not an uncommon condition. It consists of a lateral deviation of the long axis of nail growth relative to the distal phalanx. This would be of minor importance if it were not for local complications that may arise in infancy and adulthood. Some cases of this inherited dysplasia have demonstrated a tendency to spontaneous improvement. Therefore, photographic surveys should be made at regular intervals to monitor the need for possible surgery.
authors.affiliation: Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
mesh_terms: D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009262:Nails / Q000601:surgery; D009264:Nails, Malformed; D011379:Prognosis; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities*