Pincer nail in a lupus patient.
| Autor: | Azevedo THV; Department of Rheumatology, Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Neiva CLS; Department of Rheumatology, Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Consoli RV; Department of Rheumatology, Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Couto ACD; Department of Rheumatology, Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Dias AFMP; Department of Rheumatology, Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Souza EJR; Department of Rheumatology, Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Lupus [Lupus] 2017 Dec; Vol. 26 (14), pp. 1562-1563. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 22. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0961203317694258 |
| Abstrakt: | Pincer nail is a transverse overcurvature of the nail plate that may appear in association with a variable number of diseases. We present a case report of a 28-year-old woman with pincer nail deformity associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. A renal biopsy confirmed class V lupus nephritis and treatment had included systemic steroids and cyclophosphamide. After 6 months there was a marked improvement of nail deformities. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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