Nail Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

1st Edition, Volume 39-2 - March 28, 2021
Editor: Shari Lipner
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:
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This issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Shari Lipner will cover a number of important topics related to Nail Disorders. This issue is one of four each year… Read more

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This issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Shari Lipner will cover a number of important topics related to Nail Disorders. This issue is one of four each year selected by longtime series Consulting Editor, Dr. Bruce Thiers. Topics discussion include, but are not limited to: Nails and Systemic Disease, Pediatric Nail Disorders, Bacterial and Viral Infections of the Nail Unit, Nail Psoriasis, Lichen Planus, Diagnosis of Melanonychia, Management of Nail Unit Melanoma, Nail Tumors, Dermoscopy of the Nail Unit, Nail Surgery, Pathology of the Nail Unit, Nail Imaging, Nail Cosmetics, and Nail psoriasis in the elderly, among others.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Nail is Systemic Disorders: Main Signs and Clues
Key points
Introduction
Main nail signs in systemic disorders
Selected systemic disorders with nail involvement
Clinics care points
Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndromes with Nail Involvement
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Nail Psoriasis in Older Adults: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Topical Therapy
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology of nail psoriasis in the elderly
Clinical and histologic presentation of psoriatic nails in the elderly
Impact on quality of life in the elderly
Treatment of nail psoriasis in the elderly
Topical therapy
Topical corticosteroids
Combination therapy with vitamin D3 analogs
Tazarotene
Topical calcineurin inhibitors
Summary
Clinics care points
Nail Psoriasis in Older Adults: Intralesional, Systemic, and Biological Therapy
Key points
Introduction
Intralesional therapy
Systemic therapy
Methotrexate
Cyclosporine
Acitretin
Apremilast
Biologic therapy
Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors
Interleukin-17 inhibitors
Interleukin-12/23 inhibitors
Janus kinase inhibitors
Summary
Clinics care points
Management of Nail Psoriasis
Key points
Introduction
General measures
Topical treatment OF NAIL PSORIASIS
Laser and light treatment of nail psoriasis
Systemic treatment OF NAIL PSORIASIS
Summary
Review of Nail Lichen Planus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Key points
Introduction
Methods
Pathogenesis
Epidemiology
Clinical features
Diagnosis
Management
Topical medications
Intralesional medication
Systemic medications
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Pediatric Nail Disorders
Key points
Introduction
Normal variants
Mechanical/Trauma
Melanocytic activation
Inflammatory
Summary
Bacterial and Viral Infections of the Nail Unit
Key points
Bacterial infections of the nail unit
Viral infections of the nail unit
Summary
Clinics care points
Diagnosis of Melanonychia
Key points
Introduction
Nonmelanocytic pigmentation
Melanic pigmentation
Clinics care points
Management of Nail Unit Melanoma
Key points
Introduction
Clinical presentation
Biopsy to diagnose nail unit melanoma
Staging of nail unit melanoma
Management of nail unit melanoma
Summary
Clinics care points
Nail Tumors
Key points
Onychopapilloma
Superficial acral fibromyxoma
Periungual fibroma/fibrokeratoma
Pyogenic granuloma
Glomus tumor
Digital myxoid cyst
Exostosis
Squamous cell carcinoma
Dermoscopy of the Nail Unit
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Nail Surgery: Six Essential Techniques
Key points
Introduction
Distal digital nerve block
Punch biopsy
Shave biopsy (tangential excision)
For melanonychia
For erythronychia
Lateral longitudinal excision
Nail bed wedge biopsy
En bloc excision of all nail tissues
Limitations
Clinics care points
Pathology of the Nail Unit
Key points
Introduction
Inflammatory nail disease
Onychomycosis
Neoplasms of the nail unit
Summary
Clinics care points
Concepts, Role, and Advances on Nail Imaging
Key points
Introduction
Technical considerations
Ultrasound of the normal anatomy of the nail
Common applications of ultrasound imaging of the nail
Summary
Clinics care points
Nail Cosmetics and Adornment
Key points
Introduction
Historic perspective
Nail polish
Nail polish variants
Nail polish application technique
Nail polish removal
Nail shellac
Artificial nails
Summary
Clinics care points