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Clinical Quiz March 2018

A fifty years old female presented with 10 years’ history of nail changes involving both thumbs

King-man Ho

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Clinical history:

A fifty years old female presented with 10 years’ history of nail changes involving both thumbs.


What is the clinical diagnosis?

A. Lichen planus of nail
B. Overuse of nail vanish
C. Nail dystrophy caused by habitual pricking
D. Onychomycosis

Answer:
C. Nail dystrophy caused by habitual pricking

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The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr King-man Ho, FRCP (Glasg, Edin), MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)
Consultant Dermatologist-in-Charge,
Social Hygiene Service, PHSB, CHP, DH

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