title: Cooks syndrome: a case report and brief review.
abstract: Congenital anonychia is rare, particularly when all 10 toenails are absent. When anonychia is associated with absence of distal phalanges, a diagnosis of Cooks syndrome must be considered. We present a case and discussion of a patient with congenital anonychia, absent distal phalanges, and rudimentary hypoplastic middle phalanges and brachydactyly, consistent with Cooks syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA. cbrennan@georgiahealth.edu
authors.forename: Christina B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buehler
authors.forename: Jack L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lesher
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D019066:Facies; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails; D011859:Radiography