Glomus tumor-induced longitudinal splitting of nail mimicking median canaliform dystrophy
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Glomus tumor-induced longitudinal splitting of nail mimicking median canaliform dystrophy.
Median canaliform deformity of the nail is an uncommon entity, where there is longitudinal splitting of the nail. Longitudinal splitting of the nail is a rare phenomenon and can also occur following number of growths arising in the nail matrix. On examination there was a longitudinal split in the nail plate, beginning in the distal nail fold and extending proximally all the way to the proximal ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.41375