title: Onychomatricoma masquerading as candidal onychomycosis and paronychia.
abstract: Onychomatricoma is a benign slow-growing fibroepithelial tumor arising from the nail matrix. The tumor was described as a new entity almost two decades ago. Although the clinical appearance is typical, most cases are probably misdiagnosed by physicians because of unfamiliarity with the condition. Herein we describe a case of onychomatricoma masquerading as candidal onychomycosis and paronychia and treated erroneously as such.
authors.affiliation: Professor Emel Öztürk Durmaz, MD, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Büyükdere Caddesi 40, Maslak 34457, İstanbul, Turkey; emelerkek@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oztürk Durmaz
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dikicioğlu Çetin
authors.forename: Sedef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010304:Paronychia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery