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'''Green nail syndrome''', also known as '''chloronychia''',<ref name="pmid12073797">{{cite journal|last=Maes|first=M|coauthors=Richert, B; de la Brassinne, M|title=[Green nail syndrome or chloronychia].|journal=Revue medicale de Liege|date=Apr 2002|volume=57|issue=4|pages=233–5|pmid=12073797|language=French}}</ref> is a paronychial infection caused due to ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]'' that can develop in individuals whose hands are frequently submerged in water.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Clinical Presentation|url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/226748-clinical|work=eMedicine|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> It may also occur as transverse green stripes that are ascribed to intermittent episodes of infection.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.{{check isbn}}</ref>{{rp|272,791}} | '''Green nail syndrome''', also known as '''chloronychia''',<ref name="pmid12073797">{{cite journal|last=Maes|first=M|coauthors=Richert, B; de la Brassinne, M|title=[Green nail syndrome or chloronychia].|journal=Revue medicale de Liege|date=Apr 2002|volume=57|issue=4|pages=233–5|pmid=12073797|language=French}}</ref> is a paronychial infection caused due to ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]'' that can develop in individuals whose hands are frequently submerged in water.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Clinical Presentation|url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/226748-clinical|work=eMedicine|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> It may also occur as transverse green stripes that are ascribed to intermittent episodes of infection.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.{{check isbn}}</ref>{{rp|272,791}} | ||
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===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 4 September 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2]. Synonyms and keywords:: Chloronychia.
Overview
Green nail syndrome, also known as chloronychia,[1] is a paronychial infection caused due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa that can develop in individuals whose hands are frequently submerged in water.[2] It may also occur as transverse green stripes that are ascribed to intermittent episodes of infection.[3]:272,791
Physical examination
Gallery
Extremities
References
- ↑ Maes, M (Apr 2002). "[Green nail syndrome or chloronychia]". Revue medicale de Liege (in French). 57 (4): 233–5. PMID 12073797. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help) - ↑ "Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Clinical Presentation". eMedicine. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.Template:Check isbn