Alopecia areata unguium L63.8

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Definition
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Nail involvement in cases of pronounced alopecia areata, rarely occurring in isolation.

Clinic
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Rough, lackluster, opaque nail plate, smallest indentations, longitudinal stripes.

Histology
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Spongiosis, partly spongiotic vesicles, lymphocytic exocytosis.

Differential diagnosis
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Twenty-Nail Dystrophy

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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