This is a highly illustrated guide to the diagnosis and management of nail conditions in children. With new material on genetics and on developments such as dermoscopy, it will be invaluable as a reliable clinical reference for both dermatologists and pediatricians, as well as those in family practice.

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Contents

۱ Embryology and Inherited Disorders
۲ Nail Anatomy
۳ Nail Contour Variations
۴ Nail Surface, Direction, Thickness, and Consistency Variations
۵ Nail and Periungual Color Variations
۶ Nail and Periungual Tissue Abnormalities
۷ Onychomycosis in Children
۸ Nails in Primary Skin Disease
۹ Nail Hamartomas
۱۰ Vascular Anomalies of Nail and Finger Extremities
۱۱ Systemic Diseases
۱۲ Nail Alterations in Cutaneous Porphyrias
۱۳ Melanonychia
۱۴ Dermoscopy in Pediatric Longitudinal Nail Pigmentation
۱۵ Nail Tumors in Children
۱۶ The Painful Nail
۱۷ Pediatric Ingrown Toenails
۱۸ Noninvasive Treatment for Ingrown Nails: Anchor Taping, Acrylic Affxed Gutter Splint, Sculptured Nail, and Others
۱۹ Biopsy of Pediatric Nails
۲۰ Ultrasound of Pediatric Nails
۲۱ Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pediatric Nails