Plummer's nail (onycholysis) in an adolescent Nigerian girl with hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease

This is a case report of a 16-year-old Nigerian girl with Plummer's nail associated with hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease). The issue of excessive weight gain after therapy for the Graves' disease was also discussed. Following therapy, the patient gained 7 Kg over a period of 5 months...

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Published inInternational journal of child and adolescent health Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 345
Main Authors Onyiriuka, Alphonsus N, Atamah, Chinedu A, Onyiriuka, Louis C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.07.2013
Subjects
Abdomen
Age
Body mass index
Child development
Developing countries
Health facilities
Hormones
Hospitals
Hyperthyroidism
Immune system
Laboratories
LDCs
Patients
Pediatrics
Teenagers
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid diseases
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Summary:This is a case report of a 16-year-old Nigerian girl with Plummer's nail associated with hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease). The issue of excessive weight gain after therapy for the Graves' disease was also discussed. Following therapy, the patient gained 7 Kg over a period of 5 months. The diagnosis of hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease was based on increased heart rate at rest, diffuse smooth goiter, mild ophthalmopathy, low thyroid stimulating hormone level, elevated triiodothyronine and tetraiodothyronine levels. The case report emphasize the need for clinicians to be alert to the possibility of nail changes in adolescents with thyroid diseases and watch out for weight gain following successful therapy.
ISSN:1939-5930
2374-0833