Subungual pigmented squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a grey longitudinal melanonychia in a young patient
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Subungual pigmented squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a grey longitudinal melanonychia in a young patient.
To cite: Gatica-Torres M, Arguello-Guerra L, Manuel Ruiz-Matta J, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215390 DESCRIPTION A 20-year-old man was assessed for a genital ulcer that developed after an episode of orchiepididymitis. On the initial physical examination, a grey longitudinal melanonychia was found on the left index finger, measuring 4...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215390