Nails in systemic disease.
Nail abnormalities secondary to systemic disease could be classified as nail abnormalities associated with systemic disease, disease of specific organ system or associated with syndromes and genodermatoses. Because nail findings are easily observable and yield valuable information, careful examination of nails could be an important diagnostic tool for a dermatologist. A brief review of the common and not so common nail changes in systemic illness is presented.
Raji's Skin Care Centre, Bangalore, India. gsdrsingh@gmail.com
Gurcharan
G
Singh
D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*