Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jan 2022)

Nail disorders associated with cast immobilization of the forearm and wrist: report of two cases and review of the literature,

  • Sıla Kılıç Sayar,
  • Yasin Sayar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2020.07.024
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 96, no. 6
pp. 721 – 725

Abstract

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Abstract Cast immobilization is used in the management of various injuries of joints and/or limbs. A variety of nail disorders have been reported in association with cast immobilization of the forearm and wrist among a limited number of patients so far. The mechanism was not clearly identified in some of these cases. Here, the authors report two patients with nail disorders appeared after the removal of immobilization cast of forearm and wrist and review the literature.

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