TY - JOUR
T1 - Onychoscopy
AU - Lencastre, André
AU - Lamas, Ana
AU - Sá, Daniel
AU - Tosti, Antonella
PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - Dermatoscopy can be used to evaluate the nail apparatus (ie, onychoscopy), and it is helpful for the diagnosis of numerous nail diseases and tumors. This article reviews the information that can be obtained in cases of nail dyschromia and especially in cases of melanonychia, in which the distinction between benign melanocytic activation or proliferation and malignancy is crucial. Dermatoscopic changes that accompany specific nail diseases are also reviewed, such as those observed with subungual hemorrhage, bacterial and fungal nail infections, psoriasis of the nail, lichen planus of the nail, and vascular abnormalities of the nail fold.
AB - Dermatoscopy can be used to evaluate the nail apparatus (ie, onychoscopy), and it is helpful for the diagnosis of numerous nail diseases and tumors. This article reviews the information that can be obtained in cases of nail dyschromia and especially in cases of melanonychia, in which the distinction between benign melanocytic activation or proliferation and malignancy is crucial. Dermatoscopic changes that accompany specific nail diseases are also reviewed, such as those observed with subungual hemorrhage, bacterial and fungal nail infections, psoriasis of the nail, lichen planus of the nail, and vascular abnormalities of the nail fold.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.06.016
DO - 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.06.016
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 24079588
AN - SCOPUS:84884684212
VL - 31
SP - 587
EP - 593
JO - Clinics in Dermatology
JF - Clinics in Dermatology
SN - 0738-081X
IS - 5
ER -