A case and review of congenital leukonychia.
Leukonychia refers to a white discoloration of the nails. Although several conditions may cause white nails, a rare, isolated, congenital form of the disease is hypothesized to stem from disordered keratinization of the nail plate. Herein, we report a case of a 41-year-old woman with congenital leukonychia and review prior cases.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. apathip@stanford.edu.
Akhilesh S
AS
Pathipati
Justin M
JM
Ko
John M
JM
Yost
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology