Do you know this syndrome? Nail patela syndrome: a pathognomonic dermatologic finding



Document title: Do you know this syndrome? Nail patela syndrome: a pathognomonic dermatologic finding
Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000408890
ISSN: 0365-0596
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Hospital Barra D'Or, Departamento de Cuidados Intensivos, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: Mar-Abr
Volumen: 92
Number: 2
Pages: 277-278
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico, descriptivo
English abstract The nail-patella syndrome involves a clinical tetrad of changes in the nails, knees, elbows and the presence of iliac horns. Nail changes are the most constant feature: absent, hypoplastic, or dystrophic. A pathognomonic finding is the presence of the triangular lunula. The diagnosis of nail-patella syndrome is based on clinical findings. In this paper we will discuss a case report of this syndrome and its relation with a dermatological finding
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Dermatología,
Enfermedades autosómicas,
Uñas,
Síndrome uña-rótula
Keyword: Medicine,
Dermatology,
Autosomic diseases,
Nails,
Nail-patella syndrome
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