title: Surgical Pearl: Dermoscopy of the free edge of the nail to determine the level of nail plate pigmentation and the location of its probable origin in the proximal or distal nail matrix.
authors.affiliation: Pigmented Skin Lesion Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. ralph.braun@medecine.unige.ch
authors.forename: Ralph P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Jean Hilaire
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Saurat
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology*