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Idiopathic leukonychia totalis and partialis in a 12-year-old patient
C D Claudel1, J A Zic, A S Boyd
1Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|February 15, 2001
Abstract:
Leukonychia totalis and partialis are uncommon nail findings characterized by the complete or partial whitening of the nail plate. Most cases of true leukonychia are inherited. We present a rare case of a young man with persistent, progressive, acquired leukonychia totalis and partialis.