Beau-reilsche cross furrows of the nails L60.4
Synonym(s)
Nail furrows
History
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Beau, Josef Honoré Simon, 1846; Reil, Johann Christian
Definition
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Etiopathogenesis
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After serious illnesses and intoxications; traumatic due to excessive pushing back of the cuticle during manicure; physiological in infants towards the end of the first month of life. Depending on the duration and extent of the matrix damage, the furrows vary in width and depth (up to the separation of the proximal nail portion from the distal one).
Therapy
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Not required. Clarification in case of manipulation as cause (usually not perceived by the patient).
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Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Beau, josef honoré simon; Drug-induced nail changes; Habit-tic-deformity; Infantile T-cell lymphopenia with or without nail dystrophy; Kawasaki disease; Nail furrows; Onycholysis totalis; Scarlet fever; Zinc deficiency;Disclaimer
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