Melanonychias

The purpose of this book is to guide the dermatologist and the general physician in the differential diagnosis and treatment of melanonychias. Melanonychia is a longitudinal pigmentation of the nail and it is considering a common presenting problem in general dermatology. The differential diagnosis...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Di Chiacchio, Nilton (Editor), Tosti, Antonella (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
Dermatology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319449937
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-44993-7
Physical DescriptionXI, 155 p. 111 illus., 110 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Melanocytes of the Nail
  • 2. Epidemiology of Melanonychias
  • 3. Clinical Evaluation: clinical features, worried signs, ABCDEF rule
  • 4. Dermoscopy of the nail plate, nail matrix and nail bed
  • 5. Hypermelanosis (melanocyte activation)
  • 6. Lentigo and nevus
  • 7. Subungual Melanoma
  • 8. Melanonychia in Children
  • 9. Non-melanocytic Melanonychia
  • 10. Histologic analysis of the nail plate in the diagnosis of melanonychia and other nail pigmentation
  • 11. Biopsy
  • 12. Histopathological analysis
  • 13. Treatment of Nail Unit Melanoma.

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