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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 15:20:17-19.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.11.025. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Subungual neuroma masquerading as green nail syndrome

Rachel Choi  1 , Sa Rang Kim  1 , Earl J Glusac  1   2 , Amanda Zubek  1
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Subungual neuroma masquerading as green nail syndrome

Rachel Choi et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: Candida; Pseudomonas; green nail syndrome; neuroma; subungual neuroma.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
Initial presentation of the right thumbnail. Distal onycholysis and green discoloration of right thumbnail consistent with green nail syndrome.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Histopathology of subungual neuroma. There is a rim of fibrotic dermis and a prominent mature neuroid structure with mucin.
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