Ann Dermatol.  2016 Feb;28(1):144-145. 10.5021/ad.2016.28.1.144.

The Usefulness of Dermoscopy for Detection of Subungual White Foreign Bodies

• You HS
• Kim GW
• Kim WJ
• Mun JH
• Song M
• Kim HS
• Ko HC
• Kim BS
• Kim MB

• KMID: 2429507
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.1.144

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Dermoscopy*
Foreign Bodies*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) It was difficult to locate the foreign body with the naked eye. (B) Dermoscopic findings revealed the foreign body to be compatible with a fish bone spine and focal abscess pocket.

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