Onychophosis

Onychophosis
SpecialtyDermatology

Onychophosis is a localized or diffuse hyperkeratotic tissue that develops on the lateral or proximal nailfolds, within the space between the nailfolds and the nail plate, and is a common finding in the elderly. Onychophosis may involve the subungual area, as a direct result of repeated minor trauma, and most frequently affects the first and fifth toe.[1]

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  1. ^ James, William Daniel; Berger, Timothy G.; Elston, Dirk M. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10 ed.). Saunders Elsevier. p. 784. ISBN 978-0-8089-2351-0. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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