Congenital palmar nail syndrome

M M Al-Qattan; J Hassanain; M B Hawary

doi:10.1016/s0266-7681(97)80374-9

Congenital palmar nail syndrome

J Hand Surg Br. 1997 Oct;22(5):674-5. doi: 10.1016/s0266-7681(97)80374-9.

Authors

M M Al-Qattan¹, J Hassanain, M B Hawary

Affiliation

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 9752932
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-7681(97)80374-9

Abstract

A rare case of congenital palmar nail syndrome is described. Nomenclature of this rare form of ectopic nail is discussed and a classification of the palmar nail deformity is offered.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Female
Hand Deformities, Congenital / classification
Hand Deformities, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Nails / surgery*
Nails, Malformed*
Terminology as Topic