Muehrcke tapes L60.8
History
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Muehrcke, 1956
Definition
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Pairwise, whitish cross bands running parallel to the lunula over the nail plate. As the discolouration lies in the nail bed, they do not grow with the nail, in contrast to the Mees bands.
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Occurrence/Epidemiology
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E.g. in hypalbuminemia, cytostatic therapy (number of ligament structures may correspond to the number of chemotherapy cycles).
Differential diagnosis
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Progression/forecast
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The discoloration disappears again as the damage subsides.
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