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Subungual blue nevus with combined phenotypic features.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Jun 2008
Naylor Elizabeth M T, Ruben Beth S, Robinson-Bostom Leslie, Telang Gladys H, Jellinek Nathaniel J
Abstract excerpt
Blue nail dyschromia may represent melanocytic, vascular, or other etiologies. A case of a subungual blue nodule is presented, with a pseudo-clubbed nail. On histopathologic examination, there was a combined subungual blue nevus, with features of a common blue nevus and a pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma. This unusual presentation is reviewed, with a discussion of blue nail dyschromia and subungual blue nevi.
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