Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report

ABSTRACT Nail dyschromia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, known as Green Nail Syndrome, is a condition occasionally encountered by clinicians. It usually affects one or two nails, but can involve more. Dyschromia may be limited to the nail tip. Treatment with topical nadifloxacin proved t...

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Main Authors: Kyoko Sugioka, Tomoko Akeda, Keiichi Yamanaka
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70723
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description ABSTRACT Nail dyschromia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, known as Green Nail Syndrome, is a condition occasionally encountered by clinicians. It usually affects one or two nails, but can involve more. Dyschromia may be limited to the nail tip. Treatment with topical nadifloxacin proved to be effective.
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spelling doaj-art-1a98b504cefe4bb6b30285e6782bb4b52025-08-22T07:33:07ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-08-01138n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70723Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case ReportKyoko Sugioka0Tomoko Akeda1Keiichi Yamanaka2Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Mie JapanDepartment of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Mie JapanDepartment of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Mie JapanABSTRACT Nail dyschromia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, known as Green Nail Syndrome, is a condition occasionally encountered by clinicians. It usually affects one or two nails, but can involve more. Dyschromia may be limited to the nail tip. Treatment with topical nadifloxacin proved to be effective.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70723bacterial culturegreen nailnadifloxacinpseudomonas aeruginosa
spellingShingle Kyoko Sugioka
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Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report
Clinical Case Reports
bacterial culture
green nail
nadifloxacin
pseudomonas aeruginosa
title Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report
title_full Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report
title_fullStr Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report
title_short Melanonychia: A Challenging Green Nail Syndrome Case Report
title_sort melanonychia a challenging green nail syndrome case report
topic bacterial culture
green nail
nadifloxacin
pseudomonas aeruginosa
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70723
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