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Onychomadesis following frostbite: Hitherto unknown
Pankaj Das1, Ajay Chopra2, Yogesh Kukreja3, Zenith Mohanty3, Arun Kumar Sharma4
1 Department of Dermatology, 153 General Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Command Hospital, Chandimandir, Panchkula, Haryana, India
3 Department of Surgery, 153 General Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
4 Department of Pathology, 153 General Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Major (Dr) Pankaj Das
Department of Dermatology, 153 General Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jmms.jmms_155_20
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Onychomadesis is an anomaly of nails characterized by shedding of nail plates due to temporary arrest in the activity of the nail matrix. Systemic or local factors ranging from acute febrile illnesses, auto-immune diseases, drugs, chemotherapy, trauma, etc., have been known to cause onychomadesis. We report a unique case of onychomadesis following frostbite in a serving soldier posted at high altitude and extreme cold climate area.
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