Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Mar 2017)

Do you know this syndrome? Nail patela syndrome: a pathognomonic dermatologic finding

  • Bruna Giusto Bunjes,
  • Marcelle da Costa Frickmann Fernandes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20174768
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 92, no. 2
pp. 273 – 274

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Abstract: The nail-patella syndrome involves a clinical tetrad of changes in the nails, knees, elbows and the presence of iliac horns. Nail changes are the most constant feature: absent, hypoplastic, or dystrophic. A pathognomonic finding is the presence of the triangular lunula. The diagnosis of nail-patella syndrome is based on clinical findings. In this paper we will discuss a case report of this syndrome and its relation with a dermatological finding.

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