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Idiopathic acquired leukonychia in a 34-year-old patient
Maria Rita Bongiorno1, Mario Aricò
1Department of Dermatology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 131, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Abstract:
We present a rare case of a 34-year-old patient with persistent, progressive, acquired leukonychia totalis and partialis. Idiopathic acquired leukonychia is a rare chromatic disorder of the nail not associated with other abnormalities and discernible etiology. Our case report did not link the inheritance of leukonychia with diverse clinical syndromes. To our knowledge, only five cases of idiopathic, acquired, true total leukonychia were found in literature. This case was the sixth patient with asymptomatic idiopathic, white fingernails, and toenails without a hereditary cause.
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