Pachyonychia congenita tarda

Pachyonychia congenita is a rare genetic disorder classified in clinical subtypes. Late onset of the disease has recently been described and designated as pachyonychia congenita tarda. A patient in whom typical manifestations of pachyonychia congenita appeared at the age of 39 years is described. Th...

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 334 - 335
Main Authors Mouaci-Midoun, N, Cambiaghi, S, Abimelec, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.08.1996
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Female
Hair and nails disorders
Humans
Medical sciences
Nail Diseases - congenital
Nail Diseases - pathology
Nails, Malformed - congenital
Nails, Malformed - pathology
Human
Case study
Skin disease
Late
Adult
Nail disease
Congenital disease
Genetic disease
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Summary:Pachyonychia congenita is a rare genetic disorder classified in clinical subtypes. Late onset of the disease has recently been described and designated as pachyonychia congenita tarda. A patient in whom typical manifestations of pachyonychia congenita appeared at the age of 39 years is described. This report substantiates previous observations on the phenomenon of late-onset pachyonychia congenita.
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ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90663-5