title: Onychomadesis in two sisters induced by varicella infection.
abstract: Onychomadesis is separation of the nail plate from the nail matrix due to arrest of nail growth for a certain period. Here we describe two patients with onychomadesis on the hands after varicella infection. To our knowledge, this is the first case of onychomadesis reported after varicella infection.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Clinic, Dumlupınar University, Kütahya Evliya Çelebi Education and Research Hospital, Kütahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslihan Yonca
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kocak
authors.forename: Oğuzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Koçak
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D035781:Siblings