1. A CLINICAL STUDY ON ONYCHOSCOPY OF NAIL LESIONS IN SUBJECTS WITH DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS.
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Meena, Rakesh Kumar, Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Phadnis, Pallavi, and Sajja, Prakash
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MEDICAL microscopy , *TOENAILS , *CONNECTIVE tissues , *DERMOSCOPY , *FINGERNAILS , *NAIL diseases , *ONYCHOMYCOSIS - Abstract
Background: Nearly 10% of all dermatological disorders and conditions are attributed to the disorders of the nails. Onychoscopy is beneficial in the diagnosis of nail conditions as well as for assessment of the progression, severity, and monitoring of the response to the therapy. Aim: The present study aimed to assess the dermoscopic and sociodemographic features in subjects with nail disorders and Onychoscopy of nail lesions in subjects with dermatological disorders. Methods: The present study assessed 88 subjects with nail disorders from both genders. There were 56.81% (n=50) males and 43.18% (n=38) females in the study. In all included subjects, dermoscopic and sociodemographic features were assessed. The data gathered were analyzed for results formulation. Results: The study results showed that fingernails were more commonly affected in 37.5% (n=33) subjects compared to toenails in 84.09% (n=74) subjects. The most common nail condition was Onychomycosis seen in 32.9% (n=29) subjects that showed findings of onycholysis with spikes and jagged edges in 68.9% (n=20), subungual hyperkeratosis in 72.41% (n=21) subjects, and 75.86% (n=22) subjects respectively. The next common condition was nail psoriasis seen in 18.1% (n=16) of study subjects depicting dilated globose nail fold vessels on capillaroscopy, and onycholysis. Conclusions: The present study concludes that onychoscopy can decrease the need for biopsy which is an invasive procedure by focusing on subtle changes and helps in excluding the differential diagnosis. Also, onychoscopy is a diagnostic choice in young children. The present study helped to assess connective tissue disorder severity and can help in diagnosing the benign nature of melanonychia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024