Synonym(s)
acanthoid nail; Pterygium inversum Unguis; pterygium ventrale unguis; ventral pterygium
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare clinical result of a scarring-sclerosing process of the digital end phalanx, which usually only affects the fingernails. The result is a septen-like skin bridge (pterygium, winged skin) between the nail matrix and the ventral nail plate. The pterygium ventrale is observed in the following diseases:
- Systemic scleroderma
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Acrylic nails are another cause of pterygium ventrale.
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