Onychomatricoma is a rare and benign tumour of the nail matrix but originates rarely from the ventral portion of the proximal nail fold. This tumour is characterised by fingerlike projections that invade the nail plate. This lesion, of unknown aetiology, is typically asymptomatic with slow progression. Localisation on the finger is the most frequently described. We report the case of a 68-year-...

Background: Ingrown toenails are a common condition which, when recurrent and painful, are often treated surgically. This study proposes a new simple surgical technique for ingrown toenails with good results.Method: We selected 150 patients with 185 affected toes who were surgically treated by our techniques carried out from April 1995 to March 2004. This technique consisted of marginal n...

pain and annoyance to the patient that he is frequently obliged to go about bare-footed to obtain relief. Probably, the bug-bear "fashion" has much to do with the production of this deformity, and there can be no mistake that, instead of the shoe being made to fit the foot, the foot is squeezed into as small a shoe as it can enter, giving rise to much suffering and causing the in-growing of the...

260 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 281 FOR PHOTO CHALLENGE DISCUSSION A generally healthy 30-year-old man presented with a 3-cm exophytic, yellowish red, subungual nodule of the left great toe of 1 year’s duration that was obliterating the nail plate. Ten years prior, a similar nodule in the same location was removed via laser by a podiatrist. Medical records were not retrievable, but ...

Subungual melanoma is a rare subtype of melanoma. usually presents as discoloration the nail, nail splitting, or bed bleeding and may easily be misdiagnosed onychomycosis bacterial infection. Furthermore, secondary infections are possible, which could lead to late diagnosis. For this reason, most subungual melanomas diagnosed in advanced stages associated with poor prognosis. We present case 90...

background:   to introduce our experience of using the free neurovascular flap from great and second toe. methods:   thirteen patients (fifteen fingers) sought surgical treatment for soft tissue defects of the hand at our medical institutin between march 2006 and september 2009. in two patients, fibular side skin-nail flaps of great toe were applied to cover the dorsal defect of distal thumb. i...

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2014 and 2016, thenar fascial flaps and nail bed grafts were used in five patients. All the patients had full-thickness nail bed defects due to machines or door jamming incidents, and the sizes of the defects were more than half of the whole nail bed. We designed the flaps as general thenar flaps, performed suprafascial dissection, and elevated the dermal flaps pr...