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Longitudinal melanonychia: a distinguishing feature of Bowen's disease of the nail unit associated with human papillomavirus type 56 Volume 25, numéro 6, November-December 2015

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Auteurs
Department of Dermatology,
St. Paul's Hospital,
College of Medicine,
The Catholic University of Korea,
Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu,
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Bowen's disease (BD) is uncommon in the nail unit and periungual areas. BD of the nail unit has multiple clinical presentations, which often makes diagnosis challenging. It can present as hyperkeratotic, papillomatous, or warty proliferations, erosions or scaling of the nail fold, or ulceration of the lateral nail groove, sometimes with granulation-like tissue underneath. Rarely, longitudinal melanonychia has also been reported as a presentation of BD of the nail unit.The majority of reported digital [...]