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- Title
Trastornos de autoagresión hacia las uñas.
- Authors
Haneke, Eckart
- Abstract
Background and objective: Autoaggressive nail disorders span a wide range of clinical changes, but they often remain undiagnosed. This article is intended to help the practitioner to make the correct diagnosis and institute an accepted treatment. Material and method: The patient charts of 1800 patients seen by the author between the years 2000-2011 in 6 different European countries were evaluated using photographs of finger and toenails. Results: The most common condition is onycholysis induced by overzealous manicure. The habit tic of maniacally pushing back the proximal nail fold of one or both thumb nails is frequent and often misdiagnosed. Heller's median canaliform dystrophy is probably also due to a similar injury mechanism. Onychophagia is relatively common and seen both in children and adults. Onychotillomania is less frequent and almost exclusively seen in adults. Onychotemnomania is even less frequent. Onychoteiromania is sowhere between the latter two habits. Onychodaknomania is exceptional and usually a sign of an underlying psychiatric disorder. There was no substantial difference in the prevalence of these conditions among the different countries visited. Conclusions: Auto aggressive nail injury is common, but often difficult to diagnose. Patient care requires not only an in-depth knowledge of virtually all nail diseases, but also a cautious and empathic patient examination and treatment.
- Subjects
NAIL diseases; NAIL disease treatment; MEDICAL personnel; TOENAILS; NAIL salons; DIAGNOSTIC errors; DYSTROPHY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Dermatología Revista Mexicana, 2013, Vol 57, Issue 4, p225
- ISSN
0185-4038
- Publication type
Article