793 nail unit separate from the normal one. There was no adhesion between the ectopic and normal nail units. Thus, using a No. 15 blade, we successfully removed the ectopic nail plate including its matrix en bloc (Fig. 2A, B). On histopathology, the nail bed was slightly stained with the hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) dye. In addition, there was an underlying presence of the nail matrix without a gran...

Josef Jadassohn (1863-1936) and his assistant, Felix Lewandowsky (1879-1921), were eminent German dermatologists who had several dermatology conditions linked eponymously. One such condition is Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, which is a type of pachyonychia congenita - a disease that is characterized by severe thickening of the nail due to massive nail hyperkeratosis. This report describes Jada...

Background: Toxic and hazardous heavy metals like arsenic, lead, mercury, zinc, chromium and iron are found in a variety of personal care products, e.g. lipstick, whitening toothpaste, eyeliner and nail color. The nails absorb the pigments of nail polishes and vaporized or soluble metals can easily pass it. The goal of this survey was to assess whether the different colors of nail polishes comp...

Introduction. Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by a pleiotropic malformation affecting the nail, the skeleton, and occasionally the central nervous system and the kidneys. Case Presentation. We report two paediatric cases, which are of two sisters, who aged, respectively, two and five years. They are admitted to explore short stature. The initial clin...

A 46-year-old woman was examined because of cellulitis of the right leg, which she said had been swollen for 30 years. This is lymphedema, a condition that results from obstruction or abnormalities in the lymphatic system (eg, hypoplasia or lymphangiectasia). It may also be caused by filariasis, which is common in the tropics. Lymphedema may be iatrogenic following irradiation or surgery for br...