Onychogryphosis in tuberous sclerosis complex: an unusual feature

An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Sep-Oct;91(5 suppl 1):116-118. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164720.

Abstract

Onychogryphosis is an acquired nail plate change. It often affects the toenail and is characterized by an opaque, yellow-brownish nail plate that is distorted, grossly thickened, elongated, and partly curved resembling a ram's horn. Tuberous sclerosis complex is a multisystem disorder associated with high rates of mental retardation, autism, cognitive impairment, behavioral problems, or seizures. Nail disease can also be associated, which is a concern to patients due to pain and nail distortion. We reported a typical tuberous sclerosis complex patient with distinctive clinical features of a ram's horn nails, which presented a great challenge to surgical treatment and nail restoration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiofibroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiofibroma / pathology
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lipoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Nail Diseases / pathology*
  • Nails / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / pathology*