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Curved nail of fourth toe

MedGen UID:
347457
•Concept ID:
C1857452
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Finding
Synonym: CLAW-LIKE FINGERS AND TOES
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009048
OMIM®: 219070

Clinical features

From HPO
Short distal phalanx of finger
MedGen UID:
326590
•Concept ID:
C1839829
•
Finding
Short distance from the end of the finger to the most distal interphalangeal crease or the distal interphalangeal joint flexion point. That is, hypoplasia of one or more of the distal phalanx of finger.
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Hyperconvex fingernails
MedGen UID:
337095
•Concept ID:
C1844825
•
Finding
When viewed on end (with the finger tip pointing toward the examiner's eye) the curve of the fingernail forms a tighter curve of convexity.
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Congenital curved nail of fourth toe
MedGen UID:
870246
•Concept ID:
C4024684
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Congenital Abnormality
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Etiology

Surgical treatment for congenital curved nail of the fourth toe.
Mitsukawa N, Karube D, Saiga A, Akita S, Kubota Y, Kuriyama M, Satoh K
Ann Plast Surg 2015 Mar;74(3):361-4. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318295dd36. PMID: 23797024

Diagnosis

Congenital curved nail of the fourth toe: Report of three cases and review of the literature.
Hirata Y, Shiiya C, Miyamoto J, Saito M
J Dermatol 2022 Sep;49(9):925-927. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16486. PMID: 35670035

Prognosis

Surgical treatment for congenital curved nail of the fourth toe.
Mitsukawa N, Karube D, Saiga A, Akita S, Kubota Y, Kuriyama M, Satoh K
Ann Plast Surg 2015 Mar;74(3):361-4. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318295dd36. PMID: 23797024

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