YELLOW NAIL SYNDROME AND NAIL LICHEN PLANUS MAY BE INDUCED BY A COMMON CULPRIT. FOCUS ON DENTAL RESTORATIVE SUBSTANCES

YELLOW NAIL SYNDROME AND NAIL LICHEN PLANUS MAY BE INDUCED BY A COMMON CULPRIT. FOCUS ON DENTAL RESTORATIVE SUBSTANCES

Different clinical appearances such as Yellow nail syndrome and Lichen planus or lichenoid reactions can originate from close or identical etiologies. They may result from dental restorative materials or metal allergy. Interestingly the nail sometimes returns to its normal condition, months after th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robert Léon BARAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Lichen Planus
Yellow Nail Syndrome
ental restorative materials
etiologies
discolouration
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2014.00046/full
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Summary:Different clinical appearances such as Yellow nail syndrome and Lichen planus or lichenoid reactions can originate from close or identical etiologies. They may result from dental restorative materials or metal allergy. Interestingly the nail sometimes returns to its normal condition, months after the withdrawal of the offending agents.
ISSN:2296-858X

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