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With the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a number of nail unit changes have been associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We report a new unique nail finding within one month of infection and RT-PCR test positivity characterized by an abrupt proximal superficial nail plate change characteristic of shoreline nails. The possibility that this nail change may represent a Koebner phenomenon in patients prone to lichen planus is raised. J Drugs Dermatol. 2022;21(5):521-522. doi:10.36849/JDD.2105.
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COVID-19 , Lichen Planus , Nail Diseases , COVID-19/diagnosis , Humans , Lichen Planus/diagnosis , Nail Diseases/diagnosis , Nails , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
Congress set requirements for child welfare agencies to respond to emotional trauma associated with child maltreatment and removal. In meeting these requirements, agencies should develop policies that address child trauma. To assist in policy development, this study analyzes more than 14,000 clinical assessments from child welfare in Illinois. Based on the analysis, the study recommends child welfare agencies adopt policies requiring that (1) mental health screenings and assessments of all youth in child welfare include measures of traumatic events and trauma-related symptoms; (2) evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment begin when a youth in child welfare demonstrates a trauma-related symptom; and (3) a clinician not diagnose a youth in child welfare with a mental illness without first addressing the impact of trauma. The study also raises the issue of treatment reimbursement based on diagnosis.
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Child Welfare/legislation & jurisprudence , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis , Adolescent , Child , Child Abuse/legislation & jurisprudence , Child Abuse/prevention & control , Child Abuse/psychology , Child Welfare/statistics & numerical data , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis-Related Groups/economics , Diagnosis-Related Groups/legislation & jurisprudence , Female , Humans , Illinois , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Mass Screening/legislation & jurisprudence , Mass Screening/mortality , Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Mental Disorders/etiology , Mental Disorders/psychology , Policy Making , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Reimbursement Mechanisms , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/etiology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , United StatesABSTRACT
Common skin diseases often present with nail changes. This article reviews the nail manifestations of psoriasis, lichen planus, alopecia areata, and twenty-nail dystrophy. There is considerable overlap in the nail findings in these cutaneous conditions, but nail changes distinct to each do exist.