Congenital true leukonychia totalis

Idiopathic Acquired True Leukonychia Totalis and Partialis

262 Ann Dermatol Received Setember 21, 2012, Revised February 21, 2013, Accepted for publication April 22, 2013 Corresponding author: Sook-Ja Son, Department of Dermatology, Eulji General Hospital, 68 Hangeulbiseong-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-711, Korea. Tel: 82-2-970-8580, Fax: 82-2-974-1577, E-mail: ssjmdderma@ daum.net This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative C...

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