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ROBERT K. GARDNER, M.D.; H. H. JOHNSON, Jr., M.D.; G. W. BINKLEY, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1955;71(5):636-637.

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A number of changes have been described due to the involvement of the nail bed or nail matrix with lichen planus. These changes have been well summarized by Juliusberg.¹ Only three cases of permanent and complete onychatrophy were referred to in this review. Review of the literature through 1953 has revealed three additional cases.²

In view of the rarity of this complication of lichen planus, this case is reported.

REPORT OF A CASE

The patient is a well-preserved white woman, aged 80. She states that between four and five years ago, thickening associated with fissuring of the palms and loosening of the finger-nails appeared. This was accompanied by much pruritus. The proc . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Canton, Ohio; Cleveland

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