Nail Disorders: Practical Tips for Diagnosis and Treatment
P re f a c e
Antonella Tosti, MD Editor
The final articles teach how to submit pathologic specimens and how nail clipping can be used beyond diagnosis of fungal infections. I hope you will enjoy this issue and feel more confortable with your next patient with a nail disorder.
Antonella Tosti, MD Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami 1600 NW 10th Avenue, RMSB 2023A Locator Code R-250 Miami, FL 33136, USA
Dermatol Clin 33 (2015) ix http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2015.01.001 0733-8635/15/$ – see front matter Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.
E-mail address: [email protected]
derm.theclinics.com
Nails are a difficult topic for many dermatologists, and training in nail disorders is often scarce. The purpose of this issue of Dermatologic Clinics is to make nail diseases easy to diagnose and treat. This will definitely improve the good care of patients. Simple algorithms are proposed to approach treatment and management of most common disorders. One article illustrates uncommon nail disorders that should not be missed, as their diagnosis is really easy. Localization is another clue for diagnosis, and the use of this approach will allow expedited diagnosis for many conditions. The article on nail surgery will teach, with the help of videos, how to perform simple procedures for diagnosis and treatment of most common nail disorders.
P re f a c e
Antonella Tosti, MD Editor
The final articles teach how to submit pathologic specimens and how nail clipping can be used beyond diagnosis of fungal infections. I hope you will enjoy this issue and feel more confortable with your next patient with a nail disorder.
Antonella Tosti, MD Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami 1600 NW 10th Avenue, RMSB 2023A Locator Code R-250 Miami, FL 33136, USA
Dermatol Clin 33 (2015) ix http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2015.01.001 0733-8635/15/$ – see front matter Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.
E-mail address: [email protected]
derm.theclinics.com
Nails are a difficult topic for many dermatologists, and training in nail disorders is often scarce. The purpose of this issue of Dermatologic Clinics is to make nail diseases easy to diagnose and treat. This will definitely improve the good care of patients. Simple algorithms are proposed to approach treatment and management of most common disorders. One article illustrates uncommon nail disorders that should not be missed, as their diagnosis is really easy. Localization is another clue for diagnosis, and the use of this approach will allow expedited diagnosis for many conditions. The article on nail surgery will teach, with the help of videos, how to perform simple procedures for diagnosis and treatment of most common nail disorders.
