Pincer nail
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چکیده
45 years old female with no significant past medical or family history that was seen due to contact dermatitis on her left arm, during her physical examination was observed to have onychophaty on her right toenails, pincer nails was observed on big and second toenail (Figs. 1 and 2), dermatoscopic view of the pincer nails (Fig. 3). The diagnosis pincer nails was done, the patient didn ́t return to the another new. The pincer nail is a dystrophy of the nail probably produced by an enlarged base of the distal phalanx, thus producing an over curvature of the nail along its long axis. It is a frequent condition on toes; other names for this condition are: incurved nails, unguis constringes, trumpet nail or omega nail.
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