Distal radius fractures are the most common fractures in the elderly, yet the treatment is controversial and still debated in the literature. Twenty four patients aged older than sixty with distal radial fractures were treated by dorsal nail plate. We compared them with twenty four similar matched patients treated by percutaneous Kirschner wiring surgical method. The patients were operated on b...

From Oregon Dermatology and Research Center, Portland, and Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. The author reports no conflict of interest. Dermatology encompasses disorders of the skin, hair, and nails. Why is it that many dermatologists shy away from nail disorders, particularly nail surgery? Many dermatologists choose not to see patients with nail disorders and instead send them t...

A workshop was convened on the topic of Cardiomyopathy associated with Muscular Dystrophy in Tucson, Arizona, 28–30 September 2003, sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Workshop participants from North America, Europe and Australia set as goals to understand the pathologic basis of cardiomyopathy associated with muscular dystrophy and to review treatment strategies for cardiomyopath...

Zinsser-Cole-Engmann syndrome, more commonly known as Dyskeratosis Congenita, is a heritable genodermatosis having an estimated incidence of 1 in 1 million people. It is important for an oral physician to be aware of this condition as oral leukoplakia occurs in this condition as part of a classic triad along with reticulate skin pigmentation and nail dystrophy. Besides these, there may be myria...

History A 12-year-old boy presented with a history of blistering due to trauma on both shins since birth. They healed with scarring and milia formation. The lesions mainly affected the shins and some occasionally appeared on the waist. They were mildly pruritic and were worse in the summer as well as being precipitated by trauma. There was also toenail dystrophy but his hair and teeth were norm...

Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic, autoimmune disease. The main symptom is massive hair loss, localized or diffuse, in the scalp and the whole body. However, nails may also be involved, and brittleness, fragility and pitting can be signs of nail dystrophy in AA patients. Here, we report the case of a male patient with AA refractory to various treatments, including oral, topical and intralesiona...

© 2011 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1028 Journal Compilation © 2011 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 WNT10A is a member of the wingless signalling pathway that has a fundamental role in skin and appendageal morphogenesis (1). Moreover, naturally occurring WNT10A gene mutations have been identified in the autosomal recessive human ectodermal dysplasia syndromes odonto-onycho-derm...

Ingrowing of the nail of the hallux has been ascribed to an abnormality of the shape of the nail; our prospective study was planned to test this association. Twenty-three consecutive patients and 23 age-matched controls were assessed by caliper measurement and standard photographs, before a first operation for ingrowing toenail. We found no differences in shape between the toenails of the patie...