The nail in systemic diseases.
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.
Tosti
Antonella
A
Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 1-40138, Bologna, Italy. tosti@med.unibo.it
Iorizzo
Matilde
M
Piraccini
Bianca Maria
BM
Starace
Michela
M
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