Chronic Nail Pigmentation in a 50-Year-Old Woman

Fox talks about a 50-year-old white woman, who presents with subungual and acral pigmentation of the left middle finger. She first noticed a black streak down the middle of her nail 10 years prior to presentation. Subsequently, the pigmented band on the nail plate widened and darkened, with pigment...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2014-04, Vol.311 (13), p.1350-1351
Main Author: Fox, Gary N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy & physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
General aspects
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Melanoma - diagnosis
Melanoma - surgery
Nail Diseases - diagnosis
Nail Diseases - surgery
Nails - pathology
Pigmentation
Skin
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Summary:Fox talks about a 50-year-old white woman, who presents with subungual and acral pigmentation of the left middle finger. She first noticed a black streak down the middle of her nail 10 years prior to presentation. Subsequently, the pigmented band on the nail plate widened and darkened, with pigment spreading to the proximal nail fold and distal acral hyponychial skin.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2013.286235