Curiositas (Dermatology)

The Ulster Medical Society grants to all users on the basis of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence the right to alter or build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creation is licensed under identical terms. In this edition of Curiositas we have a dermatology perspective on a range of interesting clinical cases. INTERESTING CASE Mrs X presents with a change in the colour of her nail. 1. Describe the changes to her nail. 2. What is the underlying diagnosis? 3. What treatment options are available? 4. What alternative remedies have been used to treat this condition? Dr Emma Mack (Specialty Doctor in Dermatology) and Dr Donal O'Kane (Consultant Dermatologist) Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.