Perception of brittle nails in dermatologic patients: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Giulio Cesar Gequelim (Author), Cynthia Yone Kubota (Author), Sarah Sanches (Author), Daniela Dranka (Author), Marcelo Murilo Mejia (Author), Fernando Mitsuo Sumiya (Author), Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brittle Nails Syndrome is characterized by fragility of the nail plate, affecting 27% of women. We evaluated dermatology patients in a cross-sectional study about perception of nail fragility. One hundred and thirtyeight women were included, with median age of 36.5 years. Nail examination showed cha...