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Onychogryposis of fingernail

MedGen UID:
868086
•Concept ID:
C4022477
•
Finding
Synonym: Overgrowth and curving of fingernail
 
HPO: HP:0040036

Definition

Thickened fingernails. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOnychogryposis of fingernail

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Review of Nail Lichen Planus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Gupta MK, Lipner SR
Dermatol Clin 2021 Apr;39(2):221-230. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.12.002. PMID: 33745635
Temple syndrome and Kagami-Ogata syndrome: clinical presentations, genotypes, models and mechanisms.
Prasasya R, Grotheer KV, Siracusa LD, Bartolomei MS
Hum Mol Genet 2020 Sep 30;29(R1):R107-R116. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa133. PMID: 32592473Free PMC Article
Onychotillomania: Diagnosis and Management.
Halteh P, Scher RK, Lipner SR
Am J Clin Dermatol 2017 Dec;18(6):763-770. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0289-6. PMID: 28488241

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Review of Nail Lichen Planus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Gupta MK, Lipner SR
Dermatol Clin 2021 Apr;39(2):221-230. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.12.002. PMID: 33745635
A Review of Nail Dystrophies for the Practitioner.
Bloom A, Blanken B, Schlakman B, Arena T, Mironov Z, Vlahovic TC
Adv Skin Wound Care 2020 Jan;33(1):20-26. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000613536.27194.3c. PMID: 31856029
Twenty-Nail Dystrophy: Revisited.
Sehgal VN, Chatterjee K, Malhotra S
Skinmed 2018;16(2):119. Epub 2018 Apr 1 PMID: 29911530
Diagnosis using nail matrix.
Richert B, Caucanas M, André J
Dermatol Clin 2015 Apr;33(2):243-55. Epub 2015 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2014.12.005. PMID: 25828714
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459

Diagnosis

Congenital nail abnormalities.
Nahmani L, Fitoussi F
Hand Surg Rehabil 2024 Apr;43S:101527. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2023.01.011. PMID: 38879228
Leukonychia: What Can White Nails Tell Us?
Iorizzo M, Starace M, Pasch MC
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Mar;23(2):177-193. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s40257-022-00671-6. PMID: 35112320Free PMC Article
Review of Nail Lichen Planus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Gupta MK, Lipner SR
Dermatol Clin 2021 Apr;39(2):221-230. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.12.002. PMID: 33745635
Nail surgery.
Haneke E
Clin Dermatol 2013 Sep-Oct;31(5):516-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.06.012. PMID: 24079580
Nail histopathology.
Martin B
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2013 Sep;104(7):564-78. Epub 2013 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.adengl.2013.06.001. PMID: 23871460

Therapy

Review of Nail Lichen Planus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Gupta MK, Lipner SR
Dermatol Clin 2021 Apr;39(2):221-230. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.12.002. PMID: 33745635
Beau's lines.
Jandial A, Mishra K, Prakash G, Malhotra P
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 28;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224978. PMID: 29593008Free PMC Article
Onychotillomania: Diagnosis and Management.
Halteh P, Scher RK, Lipner SR
Am J Clin Dermatol 2017 Dec;18(6):763-770. doi: 10.1007/s40257-017-0289-6. PMID: 28488241
Horizontal melanonychia.
Salman A, Eser A, Kaygusuz Atagunduz I, Ergun T
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jun;108(5):469-470. Epub 2016 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.01.014. PMID: 27543192
Pediatric nail disorders.
Lembach L
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2004 Oct;21(4):641-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2004.05.014. PMID: 15450903

Prognosis

A Review of Nail Dystrophies for the Practitioner.
Bloom A, Blanken B, Schlakman B, Arena T, Mironov Z, Vlahovic TC
Adv Skin Wound Care 2020 Jan;33(1):20-26. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000613536.27194.3c. PMID: 31856029
Twenty-Nail Dystrophy: Revisited.
Sehgal VN, Chatterjee K, Malhotra S
Skinmed 2018;16(2):119. Epub 2018 Apr 1 PMID: 29911530
Nail changes in alopecia areata: an update and review.
Chelidze K, Lipner SR
Int J Dermatol 2018 Jul;57(7):776-783. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13866. PMID: 29318582
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459
Psoriatic arthritis.
Moll JM, Wright V
Semin Arthritis Rheum 1973;3(1):55-78. doi: 10.1016/0049-0172(73)90035-8. PMID: 4581554

Clinical prediction guides

Pycnodysostosis: the disease of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Markatos K, Mavrogenis AF, Karamanou M, Androutsos G
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2018 Dec;28(8):1569-1572. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s00590-018-2233-8. PMID: 29797092
Bronchiectasis in yellow nail syndrome.
Woodfield G, Nisbet M, Jacob J, Mok W, Loebinger MR, Hansell DM, Wells AU, Wilson R
Respirology 2017 Jan;22(1):101-107. Epub 2016 Aug 23 doi: 10.1111/resp.12866. PMID: 27551950
The nail in the elderly.
Baran R
Clin Dermatol 2011 Jan-Feb;29(1):54-60. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2010.07.008. PMID: 21146733
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
Kapusta L, Brunner HG, Hamel BC
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Nov;151(11):837-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01957936. PMID: 1468459
Clubbing and koilonychia.
Stone OJ
Dermatol Clin 1985 Jul;3(3):485-90. PMID: 3830509

Recent systematic reviews

Beau's Lines and Onychomadesis: A Systematic Review of Characteristics and Aetiology.
Kim BR, Yu DA, Lee SR, Lim SS, Mun JH
Acta Derm Venereol 2023 Oct 30;103:adv18251. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v103.18251. PMID: 37902467Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of surgical treatments for ingrown toenails part II: healing time, post-operative complications, pain, and participant satisfaction.
Exley V, Jones K, O'Carroll G, Watson J, Backhouse M
J Foot Ankle Res 2023 Sep 6;16(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s13047-023-00655-7. PMID: 37674170Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials on surgical treatments for ingrown toenails part I: recurrence and relief of symptoms.
Exley V, Jones K, O'Carroll G, Watson J, Backhouse M
J Foot Ankle Res 2023 Jun 10;16(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s13047-023-00631-1. PMID: 37301845Free PMC Article
A systematic review of reported cases of pachyonychia congenita tarda.
Tatiane A, Slape D, Lawless R, Frew JW
Clin Exp Dermatol 2019 Aug;44(6):606-612. Epub 2019 May 10 doi: 10.1111/ced.13980. PMID: 31074523
Characteristics of patients with yellow nail syndrome and pleural effusion.
Valdés L, Huggins JT, Gude F, Ferreiro L, Alvarez-Dobaño JM, Golpe A, Toubes ME, González-Barcala FJ, José ES, Sahn SA
Respirology 2014 Oct;19(7):985-92. Epub 2014 Aug 14 doi: 10.1111/resp.12357. PMID: 25123563

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