Ectopic Nail without Trauma

Abstract

Ectopic nail is an extremely rare disorder related to acquired or congenital anomalies. It ischaracterized by the growth of nail-like tissue in a location other than the nail bed. We presenta case of spontaneous growth of ectopic nail on the finger of a female patient without boneanomalies or associated ectodermic syndromes and trauma

Travma Olmaksızın Gelişen Ektopik Tırnak

Abstract

Ektopik tırnak nadir görülen kazanılmış veya konjenital bir durumdur. Tırnak yatağı dışındafarklı bir lokalizasyonda gelişmesi ile karakterizedir. Bir bayan hastada eşlik eden kemikanomalisi, ektodermik sendrom ya da travma olmaksızın gelişen ektopik tırnak olgususunuyoruz

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