Fungal Melanonychia as a Solitary Black Linear Vertical Nail Plate Streak: Case Report and Literature Review of Candida-Associated Longitudinal Melanonychia Striata
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Multiple-band melanonychia striata.
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328 Ann Dermatol Received April 24, 2014, Revised June 20, 2014, Accepted for publication June 25, 2014 Corresponding author: Dong-Youn Lee, Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: 82-2-34103543, Fax: 82-2-3410-3869, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14248