Lectitis purulenta et granulomatosa (granulomatous purulent nail bed inflammation).
A granulomatous purulent nail bed inflammation of the great toenails in a 69-year-old female patient is described. The successful treatment consisted of intra- and perilesional corticosteroide injections in addition to systemic antibiotic treatment.
Eichmann
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Outpatient Clinic of Dermatology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Baran
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy