Diagnostic criteria for and clinical review of melanonychia in Korean patients.

Background: Melanonychia may be the presenting sign of ungual melanoma. However, there are insufficient basic clinical data for melanonychia in Korean patients.Objective: We sought to identify basic clinical data and devise a classification algorithm for melanonychia.Methods: In all, 275 patients wi...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. 1121 - 1128
Autores principales: Jin, Hyunju, Kim, Jeong-Min, Kim, Gun-Wook, Song, Margaret, Kim, Hoon-Soo, Ko, Hyun-Chang, Kim, Byung-Soo, Kim, Moon-Bum
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jun2016
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          Jin, Hyunju
          Kim, Jeong-Min
          Kim, Gun-Wook
          Song, Margaret
          Kim, Hoon-Soo
          Ko, Hyun-Chang
          Kim, Byung-Soo
          Kim, Moon-Bum
        affil: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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          Nevus Diagnosis
          Nail Diseases Etiology
          Melanoma Diagnosis
          Hemorrhage Complications
          Nail Diseases Diagnosis
          Skin Neoplasms Diagnosis
          Onychomycosis Diagnosis
          Lentigo Diagnosis
          Adult
          Skin Pigmentation
          Young Adult
          Skin Neoplasms Pathology
          Aged
          Retrospective Design
          Female
          Finger Injuries Complications
          Melanoma Pathology
          Male
          Microscopy
          Diagnosis, Differential
          Nail Diseases Pathology
          Middle Age
          Algorithms
          South Korea
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Scales
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Background: Melanonychia may be the presenting sign of ungual melanoma. However, there are insufficient basic clinical data for melanonychia in Korean patients.Objective: We sought to identify basic clinical data and devise a classification algorithm for melanonychia.Methods: In all, 275 patients with melanonychia who visited our clinic from January 2002 to August 2014 were included in this study. We reviewed medical records, clinical and dermoscopic photographs, and histopathologic findings and we assessed demographics (eg, age); medical (eg, systemic diseases), family, and trauma (eg, nail biting) history; and physical findings (eg, affected number and site).Results: The 5 most common causes of melanonychia in Korean patients were subungual hemorrhage (29.1%), nail matrix nevus (21.8%), trauma-induced pigmentation (14.5%), nail apparatus lentigo (11.6%), and ethnic-type nail pigmentation (8.0%). Melanoma was diagnosed in 6.2% of patients. Ethnic-type nail pigmentation was commonly identified.Limitations: This is a retrospective study from a single center.Conclusion: We propose a revised diagnostic algorithm for melanonychia to assist in the evaluation of this condition.
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    language: English
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