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Rapidly enlarging growth of the proximal nail fold.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] - 1 Sept 2003
High Whitney A, Tyring Stephen K, Taylor R Stan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the nail unit is a rare but often underappreciated neoplasm. Treatment can be delayed due to confusion with paronychia and verruca. Infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) has been associated with this malignancy. OBJECTIVE: To describe the development of a superficially invasive SCC of the proximal nail fold in a patient infected with HIV, to report the association...
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