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Nail disorders. Diagnosis and treatment of infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic nail conditions. 1998

P Rich

Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.

Nail disorders are very common, and about 50% of all nail conditions are of fungal etiology. A proper diagnosis is essential because many nail conditions look alike. Diagnosis and treatment of other nail disorders, such as psoriasis, lichen planus, and neoplasms, are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009260	Nail Diseases	Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.	Disease, Nail,Diseases, Nail,Nail Disease
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012878	Skin Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.	Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm