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SM Dermatology Journal

Reversible Infant Onychomadesis : Case Report and Review of Literature

[ ISSN : 2575-7792 ]

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Received: 13-Dec-2019

Accepted: 06-Jan-2020

Published: 08-Jan-2020

Case Report | Volume 6 - Issue 1 | Article DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.36876/smdj897332

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Elharrouni Alaoui A*, Baybay H, Mrabat S, Douhi Z, Elloudi S, and Mernissi FZ

Department of Dermatology, Hospital Center University Hassan II, Morocco

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Elharrouni Alaoui A,

Department of Dermatology,Hospital Center University Hassan II, Morocco,

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Keywords

Nails; Onychomadesis; Infection; Stresses in Utero; Neonatal

Abstract

Onychomadesis is a periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at the proximal end, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix. Infections, stress in utero has been reported as the initiating factor in each of this entities. We report a one year-old infant, affected by onychomadesis, occurred after cesarean childbirth following Stresses in utero by severe maternal pyelonephritis.

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Elharrouni AA, Baybay H, Mrabat S, Douhi Z, Elloudi S, et al. (2020) Reversible Infant Onychomadesis : Case Report and Review of Literature. SM Dermatol J 5: 2.