Racquet nail
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| Racquet nail | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | L62.8 (ILDS L62.810) |
In Racquet nails (also known as "Brachyonychia,"[1] "Nail en raquette",[2] and "Racquet thumb",[1]) the end of the thumb is widened and flattened, the nail plate is flattened as well, and the distal phalanx is abnormally short.[2]:786 Racquet nails occur on one or both thumbs and are apparently inherited as an autosomal-dominant trait.[2]:786 In racquet nails, the width of the nail bed and nail plate is greater than their length.[3]:657
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
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