Introduction and objective: Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent, and common inflammatory skin disease, characterized by skin and nail involvements. Onychomycosis is a common disease of the nails. The relationship between psoriasis and onychomycosis is ambiguous. We studied this relationship in psoriasis patients with any nail involvement. Materials and methods: The nail specimens were prepared by...

OBJECTIVE This is a parallel, three group, randomized, controlled clinical trial, with outcomes evaluated up to three months after randomization for children and adolescents with chronic nail biting. The current study investigates the efficacy of habit reversal training (HRT) and compares its effect with object manipulation training (OMT) considering the limitations of the current literature. ...

OBJECTIVE The humerus is a common site for metastasis. Intramedullary nail fixation has been reported to be the best form of fixation for this disease but complications occur. This study aimed to assess the use of a new humeral nail to treat pathological fractures and impending pathological fractures of the humerus. METHODS 29 patients received 31 Austofix locked intramedullary humeral nails:...

The authors developed a novel treatment using thioglycolic acid (TGA) to chemically soften pincer nails. The objective was to describe a new treatment method for pincer nails by applying TGA to soften the nail and then fix it in the correct position. A total of 104 patients (nine men and 95 women; mean age, 56 years) with 106 pincer nails underwent our treatment. A small hole was made on the ma...

Nail changes detected during the general physical examination can contribute to establishing an initial diagnostic hypothesis and may enhance awareness of some associated internal disorders. In approximately half cases, are without being a present complaint. The main causes dermatological diseases, infections, trauma, drug-related, genetic entities. Yellow nail syndrome includes lung disorder, ...

INTRODUCTION Onychomycosis and nail psoriasis can be embarrassing to patients, so improving the appearance of affected nails should be one of the key short-term goals of treatment. METHODS An 8-week open-label multicenter study was conducted to assess whether K101-03, a marketed topical treatment containing propylene glycol, glycerol, urea, and lactic acid, could produce rapid cosmetic improv...

ARTERIOGRAPHY IS THE MOST RELIABLE METHOD currently available for the diagnosis of obliterative arterial disease of the lower extremity. Nevertheless, a number of significant problems and complications associated with this method make its routine use both impractical and potentially hazardous. Although plethysmographic flow measurement has been felt by some to be the best noninvasive method ava...

Two comparable groups of patients with fractures of the trochanteric region of the femur were studied. One hundred and sixty-five fractures had been fixed with conventional nail-plates and 132 with Ender's nails. Ender's nails gave superior results in the treatment of trochanteric fractures. The operation was quicker and less traumatic than that using conventional nail-plates and both the morta...

A54-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of possible cor pulmonale based on the presence of dyspnea, chronic productive cough, and bilateral leg edema for 8 years. For about 8 years, her nails had been thick, brown-yellowish and would break easily. The nail grew very slowly and sometimes separated from its bed. The appearance of the nails did not change after 7 courses of antimycotic ther...