Onychotillomania: An underrecognized disorder - 14/11/16
, Antonella Tosti, MD bAbstract |
Onychotillomania is an uncommon and likely underreported condition in which patients repetitively manipulate the different constituents of the nail unit. Onychotillomania is characterized by a range of nonspecific findings, including bizarre morphology of the nail plate and damage to the nail bed and periungual skin. Histopathological changes are also nonspecific, but may be viewed as analogous to lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo nodularis of the skin. Clinical history is essential to making this diagnosis, as effective treatment modalities may focus on behavioral therapies and psychiatric medications.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Key words : habit tic deformity, nail diseases, nail-picking disorder, nails, onychotillomania, onychotillophagia
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| Disclosure: Dr Tosti serves on advisory boards for Meiji, Valeant, Viamet, Pharmaderm/Sandoz, and Polichem, and on the speaker bureau for Pharmaderm/Sandoz. Dr Rieder has no conflicts of interest to declare. |
Vol 75 - N° 6
P. 1245-1250 - dicembre 2016 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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