Reiter's syndrome in a patient with polyarthritis and nail involvement.
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چکیده
An 8-year old boy with polyarthritis and nail involvement is presented in this report. Nail involvement in Reiter's syndrome is a rare condition that may include painless erythematous nduration of the base of the nail fold; subungual parakeratotic scaling and thickening opacification, ridging of the nail plate.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology
دوره 7 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008