262 Ann Dermatol Received Setember 21, 2012, Revised February 21, 2013, Accepted for publication April 22, 2013 Corresponding author: Sook-Ja Son, Department of Dermatology, Eulji General Hospital, 68 Hangeulbiseong-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-711, Korea. Tel: 82-2-970-8580, Fax: 82-2-974-1577, E-mail: ssjmdderma@ daum.net This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative C...

Aims: Leukonychia is a white discoloration of nails. Although it usually clinically insignificant, can serve as clue for systemic diseases that sometimes life-threatening. Case Report: A 24-year-old male patient, with resistant acne vulgaris not responding to topicals nor antibiotics and history renal impairment untreated recurrent high blood pressure readings, was started on isotretinoin. Thre...

Leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis are rare nail findings characterized by complete or partial whitening of the nail plate. Leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis are usually inherited or associated with systemic disease. Here, we report the case of a 25-year-old man with idiopathic acquired leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis and review the literature on this topic.

Punctate leukonychia is particularly frequently seen in young girls when they start to perform their own manicure. It is thought to be of traumatic origin, but this only explains a part of the cases. Punctate und short striate leukonychia is often a sign of a hammer blow when it overlies a subungual hematoma. Crush injuries are usually bigger (Figure1). Transverse leukonychia may be a sign of l...

Report of aCase |Aman inhis 30spresentedwithan18-yearhistory of Crohndisease andhadundergonepartial resections of both small and large bowel 6 times. In recent years, the patient had been maintained on total parenteral nutrition, taking enteral nutritional products because of short-bowel syndrome.Hewas referred to our outpatient clinicwith a 2-week history of nail color changes. On physical exa...

Terry's nails are a type of apparent leukonychia, characterized by ground glass opacification of nearly the entire nail, obliteration of the lunula, and a narrow band of normal, pink nail bed at the distal border. The aim of this study is to guide clinical practice by reviewing all of the data concerning Terry's nail that have become available since the original description by Terry in 1954, wi...

Sir, was no known consanguinity in the reported family. For this Leukonychia, or white nails, is a common finding in nails of reason, the occurrence of white nails in the two brothers seems fingers or toes (1). It is a very heterogeneous condition, with to be an autosomal recessive segregation. There is only one many different causes. In a recent review, Grossmann & Scher case to our knowledge ...