Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient
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 inheri...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-923e267a1b894d0e9feb733a7aa5e4ad2025-02-03T06:07:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/495809495809Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old PatientMaria Rita Bongiorno0Mario Aricò1Department of Dermatology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 131, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Dermatology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 131, 90127 Palermo, ItalyWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/495809 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Rita Bongiorno Mario Aricò Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient |
| title_full | Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient |
| title_fullStr | Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient |
| title_short | Idiopathic Acquired Leukonychia in a 34-Year-Old Patient |
| title_sort | idiopathic acquired leukonychia in a 34 year old patient |
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