“Election Nail” – A Nail Providing Electoral Integrity Mechanism

Authors

  • Marta Szepietowska Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland; Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
  • Shyam Verma Nirvan Skin Clinic, Vadodara, India
  • Andrzej K. Jaworek Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
  • Jacek C. Szepietowski Division of Dermatology, Venereology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland; Department of Dermato- Venereology, 4th Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0766-6342

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0323

Keywords:

nails, melanonychia, pseudomelanonychia

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2026-03-12

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Szepietowska, M., Verma, S., Jaworek, A. K., & Szepietowski, J. C. (2026). “Election Nail” – A Nail Providing Electoral Integrity Mechanism. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 106, adv–2026. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0323

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