Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Onychomatricoma is a rare and benign tumour of the nail matrix but originates rarely from the ventral portion of the proximal nail fold. This tumour is characterised by fingerlike projections that invade the nail plate. This lesion, of unknown aetiology, is typically asymptomatic with slow progressi...
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| description | Onychomatricoma is a rare and benign tumour of the nail matrix but originates rarely from the ventral portion of the proximal nail fold. This tumour is characterised by fingerlike projections that invade the nail plate. This lesion, of unknown aetiology, is typically asymptomatic with slow progression. Localisation on the finger is the most frequently described. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who has an onychomatricoma in an unusual location, the fifth toe of the left foot. Due to its clinical appearance, the tumour can be confused with and treated as onychomycosis. However, if it is resistant to an oral antifungal well behaved treatment, one must consider onychomatricoma diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9aef8eabc5b14d349eff8c6539ba1b3f2025-02-03T01:01:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712016-01-01201610.1155/2016/18534951853495Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureA. Coutellier0I. Théate1O. Vanhooteghem2Department of Dermatology, Sainte Elisabeth Hospital, 5000 Namur, BelgiumDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology and Genetics, 6041 Gosselies, BelgiumDepartment of Dermatology, Sainte Elisabeth Hospital, 5000 Namur, BelgiumOnychomatricoma is a rare and benign tumour of the nail matrix but originates rarely from the ventral portion of the proximal nail fold. This tumour is characterised by fingerlike projections that invade the nail plate. This lesion, of unknown aetiology, is typically asymptomatic with slow progression. Localisation on the finger is the most frequently described. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who has an onychomatricoma in an unusual location, the fifth toe of the left foot. Due to its clinical appearance, the tumour can be confused with and treated as onychomycosis. However, if it is resistant to an oral antifungal well behaved treatment, one must consider onychomatricoma diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1853495 |
| spellingShingle | A. Coutellier I. Théate O. Vanhooteghem Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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| title_short | Unusual Localisation for Onychomatricoma on the 5th Toenail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | unusual localisation for onychomatricoma on the 5th toenail a case report and review of the literature |
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