The nail in systemic diseases

Antonella Tosti; Matilde Iorizzo; Bianca Maria Piraccini; Michela Starace

doi:10.1016/j.det.2006.03.005

The nail in systemic diseases

Dermatol Clin. 2006 Jul;24(3):341-7. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2006.03.005.

Authors

Antonella Tosti¹, Matilde Iorizzo, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Michela Starace

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 1-40138, Bologna, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 16798431
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2006.03.005

Abstract

Although abnormalities of the nails have been reported in different systemic disorders,most of these abnormalities are nonspecific. This article reports and discusses only those nail signs that provide the clinician with clues for the diagnosis of systemic disorders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
Gastrointestinal Diseases / complications
Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Hemorrhage / etiology
Hemorrhage / pathology
Humans
Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
Nail Diseases / diagnosis*
Nail Diseases / etiology
Nail Diseases / pathology
Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / diagnosis
Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / etiology
Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / pathology
Respiratory Tract Diseases / complications