Bowen's disease of the nail matrix presenting as melanonychia: detection of human papillomavirus type 56.
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Bowen disease of the nail bed presenting as longitudinal melanonychia: detection of human papillomavirus type 56 DNA.
A case of Bowen disease (BD) presenting as longitudinal melanonychia (LM) on the right third fingernail of a 25-year-old African American man is described. Findings from the histopathologic examination revealed full-thickness epidermal atypia, hypergranulosis, and koilocytic changes. Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 56 was identified by polymerase chain reaction. To the best of our knowledge, we...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 89 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009