Can Median Nail Dystrophy be an Adverse Effect of Alitretinoin Treatment?
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Can median nail dystrophy be an adverse effect of alitretinoin treatment?
Median canaliform nail dystrophy is an unusual condition of the nail, most often affecting the thumb (1). It is characterized by a longitudinal split or canal in the nail with small transversal fissures, in a fir-tree configuration. The condition is diagnosed based on its clinical features (2, 3). While the underlying mechanism is unknown, it has been suggested that median canaliform nail dystr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato Venereologica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1853