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Plummer's nail seems to be a synonym for Onycholysis. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6232039/] [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522173/] Tag: New redirect |
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'''Plummer's nail''' is a [[medical sign|clinical sign]] in which there is [[onycholysis]], or separation of the [[Nail (anatomy)|nail]] from the nail bed, particularly affecting the [[ring finger|ring]] and [[little finger]]s. It occurs in patients with [[thyrotoxicosis]].<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}</ref> About 5% of hyperthyroid patients display abnormal nail changes.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Heymann, Warren R.|chapter=Chapter 8. "Cutaneous Manifestations of Hyperthyroidism" by Clara-Dina Cokonis et al.|title=Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ON7RLdyhTkC&pg=PA76|publisher=Springer|year=2008|page=76}}</ref> Plummer's nail is also associated with psoriasis, traumatic injury, and allergic contact dermatitis.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Heymann, Warren R.|chapter=Chapter 9. "Cutaneous Manifestations of Hypothyroidism" by Sandra Kopp, et al.|title=Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ON7RLdyhTkC&pg=PA93|publisher=Springer|year=2008|page=93}}</ref> |
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The sign is named after [[Henry Stanley Plummer]].{{cn|date=July 2022}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[Pili bifurcati]] |
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* [[List of cutaneous conditions]] |
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== External links == |
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* {{WhoNamedIt|synd|1095|Plummer's nail}} |
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[[Category:Conditions of the skin appendages]] |
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