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sQUIZ your knowledge: Chronic paronychia of the third toe

Authors :
Sara Campos
André Lencastre
Source :
European Journal of Dermatology. 26:521-521
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
John Libbey Eurotext, 2016.

Abstract

A 60-year-old female patient was seen for a four-year evolving painless paronychia with purulent discharge on the lateral aspect of the third toe, on the left (figure 1). The culture of pus and mycological examination were negative. Previous treatments with topical and systemic antifungals were ineffective.What is your diagnosis?Subungual squamous cell carcinoma (SSCC)Based on the clinical findings, negative culture of pus, negative mycological examination and histopathology, the diagnosis of SSCC [...]

Details

ISSN :
19524013 and 11671122
Volume :
26
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Dermatology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ebd41d1de4e761592c6361fae3e3d774
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2016.2904