Dermatol. praxi. 2017;11(2):64-70 | DOI: 10.36290/der.2017.014

Diseases and pathology of the nails

MUDr. Alena Stumpfová
Kožní oddělení Masarykovy nemocnice Ústí nad Labem

The nail is a keratinised derivative of the skin covering the distal portion of the finger tip. There is not only one way how to look

into the issue of the pathology of the nail unit as it is a broad topic. Diseases can be divided into the several parts according to

the clinical appearance, descriptive characteristics, localisation or the causes of the damage. Particular part of it is summarised in

this article, in which mainly the ethiology is discused.

Keywords: nail, nail dystrophy, changes of nail colour, cause of nail disorders

Published: June 1, 2017  Show citation

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