title: An effective surgical treatment for nail thickening in Darier's disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nail thickening of idiopathic or hereditary aetiology originating in the matrix is difficult to treat. OBJECTIVE; The purpose is to describe an easy surgical technique to reduce the thickness of the nail.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The result is achieved by shortening the matrix with an excellent cosmetic appearance in the newly formed nail plate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nail thickening in Darier's disease originating in the matrix, and other similar hereditary or idiopathic conditions, may benefit from this surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Nail Disease Centre, 42, rue des Serbes, 06400 Cannes, France. baran.r@club-internet.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
mesh_terms: D007644:Darier Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*