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Splinter hemorrhages

MedGen UID:
1052543
Concept ID:
CN376648
Finding
HPO: HP:6000139

Definition

Thin, red to reddish-brown lines of blood (hemorrhages) under the nails. Splinter hemorrhages run vertically under the nails. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSplinter hemorrhages

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wollina U, Abdelmaksoud A, Chiriac A, Brzezinski P, Temiz S
Georgian Med News 2022 Oct;(331):78-84. PMID: 36539135
Cohen PR, Scher RK
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Am Fam Physician 1992 Mar;45(3):1125-34. PMID: 1543098

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wollina U, Abdelmaksoud A, Chiriac A, Brzezinski P, Temiz S
Georgian Med News 2022 Oct;(331):78-84. PMID: 36539135
Canal-García E, Bosch-Amate X, Belinchón I, Puig L
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2022 May;113(5):481-490. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2022.01.006. PMID: 35697407
Arslan NG, Pancar GS
Microvasc Res 2021 Sep;137:104177. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104177. PMID: 33984340
Lenormand C, Lipsker D
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2021 Mar;148(1):6-15. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.08.052. PMID: 33483145
Marie I, Gremain V, Nassermadji K, Richard L, Joly P, Menard JF, Levesque H
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jun;76(6):1115-1123. Epub 2016 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.024. PMID: 28010889

Diagnosis

Canal-García E, Bosch-Amate X, Belinchón I, Puig L
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2022 May;113(5):481-490. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2022.01.006. PMID: 35697407
Ji C, Wang H, Bao C, Zhang L, Ruan S, Zhang J, Gong T, Cheng B
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2021 Dec;61(3):377-402. Epub 2021 Sep 3 doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08896-9. PMID: 34478047
Haber R, Khoury R, Kechichian E, Tomb R
Int J Dermatol 2016 Dec;55(12):1304-1310. Epub 2016 Jul 15 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13347. PMID: 27420914
Tully AS, Trayes KP, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2012 Apr 15;85(8):779-87. PMID: 22534387
Haneke E, Fränken J
Dermatol Surg 1995 Nov;21(11):984-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1995.tb00538.x. PMID: 7582839

Therapy

Di Giuseppe J, Delli Carpini G, Giannella L, Terenzi T, Fichera M, Ragno F, Campanati A, Boero V, Caia C, Pesce E, Vercellini P, Gardella B, Dominoni M, Spinillo A, Sopracordevole F, Clemente N, Del Fabro A, Rossi R, Corazza M, Borghi A, Martinello R, Greco P, Rizzo G, Criscuolo AA, Mappa I, Matteini E, Botti E, Campione E, Bianchi L, Ciavattini A
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2024 Jul 1;28(3):276-281. Epub 2024 Apr 24 doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000816. PMID: 38661348
Arslan NG, Pancar GS
Microvasc Res 2021 Sep;137:104177. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104177. PMID: 33984340
Tan ES, Chong WS, Tey HL
Am J Clin Dermatol 2012 Dec 1;13(6):375-88. doi: 10.2165/11597000-000000000-00000. PMID: 22784035
Hartmann JT, Haap M, Kopp HG, Lipp HP
Curr Drug Metab 2009 Jun;10(5):470-81. doi: 10.2174/138920009788897975. PMID: 19689244
Singh G, Haneef NS, Uday A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2005 Nov-Dec;71(6):386-92. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.18941. PMID: 16394478

Prognosis

Wollina U, Abdelmaksoud A, Chiriac A, Brzezinski P, Temiz S
Georgian Med News 2022 Oct;(331):78-84. PMID: 36539135
Arslan NG, Pancar GS
Microvasc Res 2021 Sep;137:104177. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104177. PMID: 33984340
Lenormand C, Lipsker D
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2021 Mar;148(1):6-15. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.08.052. PMID: 33483145
Marie I, Gremain V, Nassermadji K, Richard L, Joly P, Menard JF, Levesque H
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jun;76(6):1115-1123. Epub 2016 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.024. PMID: 28010889
Chumbley LC, Brubaker RF
Am J Ophthalmol 1976 Jun;81(6):761-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(76)90359-7. PMID: 937430

Clinical prediction guides

Rachadi H, Chiheb S
Int J Dermatol 2024 Aug;63(8):1013-1019. Epub 2024 Mar 22 doi: 10.1111/ijd.17138. PMID: 38520074
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Ferrari T, Wong V, Baraldi C, Piraccini BM
J Cutan Pathol 2022 Feb;49(2):147-152. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1111/cup.14119. PMID: 34396563
Arslan NG, Pancar GS
Microvasc Res 2021 Sep;137:104177. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104177. PMID: 33984340
Marie I, Gremain V, Nassermadji K, Richard L, Joly P, Menard JF, Levesque H
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jun;76(6):1115-1123. Epub 2016 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.024. PMID: 28010889
Hartmann JT, Haap M, Kopp HG, Lipp HP
Curr Drug Metab 2009 Jun;10(5):470-81. doi: 10.2174/138920009788897975. PMID: 19689244

Recent systematic reviews

Rachadi H, Chiheb S
Int J Dermatol 2024 Aug;63(8):1013-1019. Epub 2024 Mar 22 doi: 10.1111/ijd.17138. PMID: 38520074
Haber R, Khoury R, Kechichian E, Tomb R
Int J Dermatol 2016 Dec;55(12):1304-1310. Epub 2016 Jul 15 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13347. PMID: 27420914

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