Chevron nail

Chevron nail (also known as a "Herringbone nail") is a rare transient fingernail ridge pattern seen in children, a ridge arising from the proximal nailfold and converging in a V-shaped pattern towards the midpoint distally.^[1]^: 786 The nail growth pattern has no known association with medical problems and tends to resolve by early adulthood.^[2]

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^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
^ Monteagudo, Benigno and Suárez-Amor, Óscar (February 2010). "Chevron Nail". Indian Pediatrics Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Andrews-1] James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

[2] Monteagudo, Benigno and Suárez-Amor, Óscar (February 2010). "Chevron Nail". Indian Pediatrics Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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