RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nails in systemic disease
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 166
OP 169
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0243
VO 21
IS 3
A1 Charlotte E Gollins
A1 David de Berker
YR 2021
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/21/3/166.abstract
AB A change in colour, size, shape or texture of finger- and toenails can be an indicator of underlying systemic disease. An appreciation of these nail signs, and an ability to interpret them when found, can help guide diagnosis and management of a general medical patient. This article discusses some common, and some more rare, nail changes associated with systemic disease.