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Severe self-healing nail dystrophy in a patient on peritoneal dialysis
R Caputo1, C Gelmetti, S Cambiaghi
1Institute of Dermatologic Sciences, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, University of Milan, Italy.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
The unusual case of a patient on peritoneal dialysis who progressively developed onychodystrophy of the hands 2 months after Acinetobacter peritonitis had been reported. The nail disease consisted of acute pseudoclubbing, elkonyxis, severe Beau's lines and onychomadesis and showed spontaneous recovery within 4 months. Although reminiscent of severe Beau's lines and reflex sympathetic dystrophy, this observation shows a peculiar nail disorder of unknown cause.