Twenty nail dystrophy with alopecia areata in an atopic child
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20191772Keywords:
Twenty nail dystrophy, Alopecia areata, AtopyAbstract
Twenty nail dystrophy mainly describes roughness of nail which can be idiopathic or it could be associated with various other dermatological conditions like psoriasis, alopecia areata and eczema. Here we report a case of twenty nail dystrophy with alopecia areata of scalp in a 6-year-old child.
References
Hazelrigg DE, Duncan WC, Jarratt M. Twenty-nail dystrophy of childhood. Arch Dermatol. 1977;113(1):73-5.
Baran R. Twenty-nail dystrophy of alopecia areata. Arch Dermatol. 1981;117(1):1.
Wilkinson JD, Dawber RP, Fleming K, Bowers R. Twenty-nail dystrophy. Arch Dermatol. 1979;115(3):369.
Jerasutus S, Suvanprakorn P, Kitchawengkul O. Twenty-nail dystrophy: A clinical manifestation of spongiotic inflammation of the nail matrix. Arch Dermatol. 1990 Aug 1;126(8):1068-70.
Tosti A, Bardazzi F, Piraccini BM, Fanti PA. Idiopathic trachyonychia (twenty‐nail dystrophy): a pathological study of 23 patients. Bri J Dermatol. 1994;131(6):866-72.
Ikeda T. A new classification of alopecia areata. Dermatology. 1965;131(6):421-45.
Sharma VK, Muralidhar S, Kumar B. Reappraisal of Ikeda's classification of alopecia areata: analysis of 356 cases from Chandigarh, India. J Dermatol. 1998;25(2):108-11.
Jiang H, Yamamoto S, Kato R. Induction of anagen in telogen mouse skin by topical application of FK506, a potent immunosuppressant. J Investigative Dermatol. 1995;104(4):523-5.
