Keratotic horn on left fifth fingertip: congenital ectopic nail misdiagnosed as a common wart

Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 Mar-Apr;30(2):267-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01660.x. Epub 2012 Jan 26.

Abstract

The term "ectopic nail" refers to nail tissue found in a location other than in the normal nail bed. Here we report a 9-year-old girl with an asymptomatic keratotic "horn" on the tip of her left fifth finger. Present since the age of 1 month, it was misdiagnosed as a common wart and treated using liquid nitrogen cryotherapy without benefit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Fingers / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Keratosis / diagnosis*
  • Nails, Malformed / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Warts / diagnosis*