title: An Idiopathic Leukonychia Totalis and Leukonychia Partialis Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis are rare nail findings characterized by complete or partial whitening of the nail plate. Leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis are usually inherited or associated with systemic disease. Here, we report the case of a 25-year-old man with idiopathic acquired leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis and review the literature on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Canavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
authors.forename: Hurst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mallory
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
authors.forename: Kristopher
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA.
authors.forename: Boni
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elewski
keywords: Idiopathic leukonychia totalis; Leukonychia partialis; Nail; Nail cosmetics; Nail disorder; Nail pathology