Two Cases of Fungal Melanonychia

Authors

  • Yoshihito Mima Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
  • Masako Yamamoto Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
  • Koichi Makimura Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Tokyo, Japan
  • Ken Iozumi Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.42145

Keywords:

onychomycosis, fungal melanonychia, melanin, pigmentation

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Published

2024-11-19

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Mima, Y., Yamamoto, M., Makimura, K., & Iozumi, K. (2024). Two Cases of Fungal Melanonychia. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 104, adv42145. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.42145

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