Pathogenesis, Clinical Signs and Treatment Recommendations in Brittle Nails: A Review

• Principais autores: Marco A. Chessa (Autor), Matilde Iorizzo (Autor), Bertrand Richert (Autor), Jose L. López-Estebaranz (Autor), Dimitrios Rigopoulos (Autor), Antonella Tosti (Autor), Aditya K. Gupta (Autor), Nilton Di Chiacchio (Autor), Nilton G. Di Chiacchio (Autor), Adam I. Rubin (Autor), Robert Baran (Autor), Shari R. Lipner (Autor), Ralph Daniel (Autor), Soumya Chiheb (Autor), Chander Grover (Autor), Michela Starace (Autor), Bianca M. Piraccini (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Nail plate brittleness (or fragility) is a common complaint affecting up to 20% of the population, especially women over 50 years of age, with fingernail fragility being more prevalent than toenail fragility. Nail brittleness is characterized by nails that split, flake and crumble, become s...