Dermoscopic features of common nail disorders / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

Nail diseases have similar clinical manifestations with a variety of causes. Dermoscopy, a non-invasive examination tool, can be used to rapidly and comprehensively evaluate changes of diseased nails at the early stage by observing nail cuticles, nail folds, nail plates, etc. It can be applied for diagnosis and treatment of nail diseases or evaluation of surgical performance. To improve clinicians′ understanding of nail diseases, the authors summarize dermoscopic manifestations of common nail diseases based on dermoscopic manifestations of definitely diagnosed nail diseases in Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from June 2017 to February 2019.