Nail pitting in an infant with Kawasaki disease—A novel clinical finding
A variety of nail changes have been described in children with Kawasaki disease during the convalescent phase. These include Beau's lines, leukonychia, and orange-brown chromonychia. However, nail pitting is distinctly unusual in KD. We report one such case.
Authors
- Rakesh Kumar Pilania (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-1704)
- Prabal Barman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0171-668X)
- Pallavi L. Nadig
- Apoorva Dwivedi
Institutions
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185x.15340
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39