Onychophosis Explained

Onychophosis is a localized or diffuse hyperkeratotic tissue that develops on the lateral or proximal nailfolds, within the space between the nailfolds and the nail plate, and is a common finding in the elderly. Onychophosis may involve the subungual area, as a direct result of repeated minor trauma, and most frequently affects the first and fifth toe.^[1]

Further reading

• Cohen . Philip R. . Scher . Richard K. . Geriatric nail disorders: Diagnosis and treatment . Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology . Elsevier BV . 26 . 4 . 1992 . 0190-9622 . 10.1016/0190-9622(92)70075-q . 521–531 . 1597537 . none. free .
• Cox . Kasey . Mervak . Julie E. . Nail plate split of the fifth toenail . JAAD Case Reports . Elsevier BV . 39 . 2023 . 2352-5126 . 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.06.046 . 55–57 . 37583836 . 10424070 . none.

External links

• The Free Dictionary
• PodiaPaedia

Notes and References

1. Book: James . William Daniel . Berger . Timothy G. . Elston . Dirk M. . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology . 2006 . Saunders Elsevier . 978-0-8089-2351-0 . 784 . 10 . 11 May 2024.