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1Department of Pediatrics Kawasaki Medical School Okayama Japan.
Introduction:
A distinctive nail pattern in a patient undergoing androgen replacement therapy is presented hereby.
Case Presentation:
A 47-year-old male patient noticed a peculiar "washboard-like" pattern on his fingernails. He had been undergoing androgen replacement therapy for late onset hypogonadism syndrome. The patient realized his nails were growing faster after his therapy was altered from a tri-weekly basis to a bi-weekly basis.
Conclusion:
This phenomenon is likely to be attributed to the androgen replacement therapy, as the spacing between the ridges were widening in concordance with the strengthening of the therapy.
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