Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis

Onychocryptosis is a frequent nail disease, which most commonly affects the toes. It has some variants, including the little known "Harpoon Nail". The diagnosis is usually clinical, and the treatment is surgical, with different techniques described in th...

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Main Authors: Andréa Abê Pereira, Jéssica Lüders Bueno, Raquel Kupske, Leonardo Albarello, Renan Minotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD) 2022-12-01
Series:Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v14/en_v14a107.pdf
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author Andréa Abê Pereira
Jéssica Lüders Bueno
Raquel Kupske
Leonardo Albarello
Renan Minotto
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description Onychocryptosis is a frequent nail disease, which most commonly affects the toes. It has some variants, including the little known "Harpoon Nail". The diagnosis is usually clinical, and the treatment is surgical, with different techniques described in the literature. We report the case of a 25-year-old man with a harpoon nail on the left hallux and the surgical method used for treatment with excellent results
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spelling doaj.art-ed310a6bdf9048018f2200e0e42f49072023-02-02T19:25:29ZengSociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology1984-87732022-12-011410.5935/scd1984-8773.20221400107Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosisAndréa Abê Pereira0Jéssica Lüders Bueno1Raquel Kupske2Leonardo Albarello3Renan Minotto4Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Department of Dermatology, Porto Alegre (RS), BrazilUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Department of Dermatology, Porto Alegre (RS), BrazilUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Department of Dermatology, Porto Alegre (RS), BrazilSanta Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Department of Dermatology, Porto Alegre (RS), BrazilSanta Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Department of Dermatology, Porto Alegre (RS), BrazilOnychocryptosis is a frequent nail disease, which most commonly affects the toes. It has some variants, including the little known "Harpoon Nail". The diagnosis is usually clinical, and the treatment is surgical, with different techniques described in the literature. We report the case of a 25-year-old man with a harpoon nail on the left hallux and the surgical method used for treatment with excellent resultshttp://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v14/en_v14a107.pdfnail diseasesnails ingrownhallux
spellingShingle Andréa Abê Pereira
Jéssica Lüders Bueno
Raquel Kupske
Leonardo Albarello
Renan Minotto
Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology
nail diseases
nails ingrown
hallux
title Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis
title_full Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis
title_fullStr Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis
title_full_unstemmed Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis
title_short Harpoon nail: an unusual form of onychocryptosis
title_sort harpoon nail an unusual form of onychocryptosis
topic nail diseases
nails ingrown
hallux
url http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v14/en_v14a107.pdf
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