title: Solitary nodule of the great toe.
abstract: We describe a 21-year-old woman with a subungual exostosis exhibiting both skin and nail findings. The patient presented with a firm, flesh-colored, nontender, subungual nodule in the distal nail bed of the great toe. Radiographic examination revealed focal calcification of the nodule, with direct communication to the underlying phalanx. Subungual exostosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any digital mass. Surgical excision, followed by curettage of the base, is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: David Grant Medical Center, Fairfield, California, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wilde
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005096:Exostoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery