Melanonychia can also be associated with genetic disorders, injury, medications, nutritional deficiency, endocrine disease, connective tissue disease, inflammatory skin disease, a local …

Melanoma of the nail unit most often starts as a narrow brown to black pigmented band, visible on the length of a single nail plate (melanonychia). It is most prevalent in the nail of the thumb or …

Longitudinal melanonychia is due to activation of melanocytes in the nail matrix. It is more common in darker skinned individuals and may affect one or several nails. The band may …

Images of benign melanonychia. Authoritative facts about the skin from DermNet New Zealand.

Nov 27, 2016 · Drug-induced nail disease, Nail dystrophy due to medications, Nail deformity due to adverse drug reaction, Medication-related nail disease, Drug-induced nail abnormalities. …

Longitudinal melanonychia may be of racial origin, Laugier-Hunziker syndrome. Rarely due to drug (azidothymidine, tetracycline), endocrine disorders or Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. …

Melanoma of the nail unit An irregularly pigmented band of melanonychia with nail plate dystrophy - a nail unit melanoma Keywords: Female, Fingernail, Hand, Histopathology-confirmed, …

Laugier-Hunziker syndrome Longitudinal melanonychia in Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS-patient3) Keywords: Female, Fingernail, Hereditary pigmentary disorder, Homogeneous …

Longitudinal melanonychia in Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS-patient1) Longitudinal melanonychia in Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS-patient1) Pigmented macules on the …

What is melanonychia? Melanonychia is brown or black discolouration of a nail. It may be diffuse or take the form of a longitudinal band. Read more