Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran
Introduction: Longitudinal melanonychia (LM) is a common clinical condition that is mostly identified by the presence of longitudinal, demarcated, and pigmented bands on the nail. Different benign or malignant pathologies can present with longitudinal melanonychia. Therefore, we aimed to investigate...
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| author | Kaveh Gharaei Nejad Hojat Eftekhari Abbas Darjani Narges Alizadeh Rana Rafiei Reyhaneh Ghadarjani Mitra Elyasi Negin Pour-Shahidi |
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| description | Introduction: Longitudinal melanonychia (LM) is a common clinical condition that is mostly identified by the presence of longitudinal, demarcated, and pigmented bands on the nail. Different benign or malignant pathologies can present with longitudinal melanonychia. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the frequency of dermoscopic features of LM in patients with LM referred to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran.
Materials and Methods: This case-series study was conducted on 30 patients with LM who were referred to Besat clinic and Razi hospital, Rasht, Iran, from March 2022 to August 2022 with a complaint of LM. Demographical data and dermoscopic findings of patients were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 21. The LM and dermoscopic features were investigated using a dermatoscope (HEINE IC1, HEINE Optotechnik, Germany).
Results: Out of 30 patients, 24 patients were female and 6 patients were male with a mean age of 30.08 ± 14.31 years old. Among these patients, five patients had a family history of LM, one patient with melanoma had Hutchinson’s sign, and three patients had pseudo-Hutchinson’s sign. The mean width of lesions of the nail was 2.42±2.12 mm with a mean time of onset of 7.42 ± 7.12 months. Also, the majority of the involved site of LM was hand (26.6%).
Conclusion: According to our study, LM was more frequent in females and the trauma-related lesions of the nail were the most common dermatological findings among the patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8d4427b1a404a87ad5bfffdbca44c932023-04-09T14:36:34ZengZabansaraye Parsian Novin Mehr InstituteJournal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences2783-31272023-03-0131382387Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, IranKaveh Gharaei Nejad 0Hojat Eftekhari1Abbas Darjani2Narges Alizadeh3Rana Rafiei4Reyhaneh Ghadarjani5Mitra Elyasi 6Negin Pour-Shahidi 7Skin Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranSkin Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranSkin Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranSkin Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranSkin Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, Iran Department of Pathology, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatrics Research Center,17 Shahrivar Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranSkin Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Rasht, IranIntroduction: Longitudinal melanonychia (LM) is a common clinical condition that is mostly identified by the presence of longitudinal, demarcated, and pigmented bands on the nail. Different benign or malignant pathologies can present with longitudinal melanonychia. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the frequency of dermoscopic features of LM in patients with LM referred to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This case-series study was conducted on 30 patients with LM who were referred to Besat clinic and Razi hospital, Rasht, Iran, from March 2022 to August 2022 with a complaint of LM. Demographical data and dermoscopic findings of patients were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 21. The LM and dermoscopic features were investigated using a dermatoscope (HEINE IC1, HEINE Optotechnik, Germany). Results: Out of 30 patients, 24 patients were female and 6 patients were male with a mean age of 30.08 ± 14.31 years old. Among these patients, five patients had a family history of LM, one patient with melanoma had Hutchinson’s sign, and three patients had pseudo-Hutchinson’s sign. The mean width of lesions of the nail was 2.42±2.12 mm with a mean time of onset of 7.42 ± 7.12 months. Also, the majority of the involved site of LM was hand (26.6%). Conclusion: According to our study, LM was more frequent in females and the trauma-related lesions of the nail were the most common dermatological findings among the patients.http://submission.journalofcoms.com/index.php/JCOMS/article/view/112dermoscopic findingslinear melanonychiamelanoma |
| spellingShingle | Kaveh Gharaei Nejad Hojat Eftekhari Abbas Darjani Narges Alizadeh Rana Rafiei Reyhaneh Ghadarjani Mitra Elyasi Negin Pour-Shahidi Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran Journal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences dermoscopic findings linear melanonychia melanoma |
| title | Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran |
| title_full | Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran |
| title_short | Evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in Guilan, Iran |
| title_sort | evaluation of dermoscopic findings of longitudinal melanonychia in referred patients to dermatology clinics in guilan iran |
| topic | dermoscopic findings linear melanonychia melanoma |
| url | http://submission.journalofcoms.com/index.php/JCOMS/article/view/112 |
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