title: The nail in systemic diseases.
abstract: Although abnormalities of the nails have been reported in different systemic disorders,most of these abnormalities are nonspecific. This article reports and discusses only those nail signs that provide the clinician with clues for the diagnosis of systemic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 1-40138, Bologna, Italy. tosti@med.unibo.it
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iorizzo
authors.forename: Bianca Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Starace
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications