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A child developed onychomadesis and Beau lines following a clinical diagnosis of hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
Case Report (n=1)
Nail dystrophies such as onychomadesis and Beau lines can occur following hand-foot-and-mouth disease and are a benign, expected finding.
Clinicians can reassure families of benign, self-limited post-HFMD nail changes; leaves open need for prospective incidence data.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a common self-limited viral illness seen in the United States and around the world. Its classic features are easily recognizable; however, nail changes are not well known or characterized. This case demonstrates onychomadesis and Beau lines in a child following clinical diagnosis of hand-foot-and-mouth disease. In this setting, nail dystrophies should be reassuring to pediatricians and families.
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Jacobsen et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) (n=1). Hand-foot-and-mouth disease was evaluated on Nail changes (onychomadesis and Beau lines). A child developed onychomadesis and Beau lines following a clinical diagnosis of hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
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