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Siemens
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
- Very rare stripy white discoloration ( leukonychia) of one or more nail plates.
- White longitudinal stripes are found e.g. in acquired inflammatory dermatoses, dyskeratosis follicularis and pemphigus chronicus benignus familiaris.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Treatment of the underlying disease.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Kirtsching G et al. (1992): Leukonychia longitudinalis as the leading symptom of Hailey-Hailey disease. dermatologist 43: 451-452
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