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Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Azotemic Onychopathy; half and half nail; Half-and-half nail; half and half nails; half-and-half nails; Half and half nails; Onychopathy azotemic

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Bean, 1963

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Characteristic white coloration of the proximal half of the nail plate with sharply defined red or brown coloration of the distal half.

Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.

Especially in patients with chronic terminal renal failure, also in right heart failure, and in patients with acrocyanosis of unknown etiology.

LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.

Fingernails, fingernails, nail, nails, fingernails, rarely toenails.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

Striped white coloration of the proximal half of the nail plate and sharply defined red or brown coloration of the distal half of the nail plate. Finger and toe nails are affected.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Treatment of the underlying disease.

Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.

The half and half nail, should be identical to the Terry nail.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

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  5. Lindsay PG (1967) The half-and-half nail. Arch Internal Med 119: 583
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  7. Siragusa M et al (1999) Skin pathology findings in a cohort of 1500 adult and elderly subjects. Int J Dermatol 38: 361-366

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer