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Diseases of the Nails

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Dermatology

Abstract

The nail unit (unguis, onyx = nail) consists of the nail matrix, the nail plate, the nail bed and the periungual skin or paronychium (Fig. 32.1). The nail matrix is the area of growth; it extends 3–6 mm proximally under the proximal nail fold. The nail matrix has two parts: the proximal nail matrix contributes to the dorsal part of the nail plate, while the distal nail matrix provides the ventral part of the plate. The nail plate continuously grows distally over the nail bed. At the distal end it becomes free, lying over the hyponychium. The proximal nail fold and cuticle mark the proximal end of the nail, while to the sides it is bordered by the lateral nail folds. The proximal end of the nail often has a half-moon shaped whitish area, the lunula. The bulk of nail has a faint red to pink color and often contains longitudinal ridges. At the distal end, where the nail is not attached, a 0.2–2.0 mm wide transverse white band (onychodermal band) is present.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Frauenlobstraße 9-11, D-80337, Munich, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c.mult. Otto Braun-Falco (Emeritus Professor and Chairman), Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Plewig (Professor and Chairman) & Walter H. C. Burgdorf M.D. (Clinical Lecturer)

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23562, Lübeck, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Helmut H. Wolff (Professor and Chairman)

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Braun-Falco, O., Plewig, G., Wolff, H.H., Burgdorf, W.H.C. (2000). Diseases of the Nails. In: Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97931-6_32

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