Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Subungual epidermoid inclusions (SEI) are small epithelial inclusions, sometimes solid but mostly with central keratinization of the onycholemmal type without a granular layer. Exceptionally, they become large enough to produce symptoms such as pain or swelling of the nail bed, resulting in subungual keratosis, onycholysis, or a dystrophic nail plate. Herein, we report a further case of SEI in a female patient with onychodystrophy of the great toe nail and highlight the onychoscopic features of SEI. Intra-operative onychoscopy facilitates the detection of SEI during a nail bed biopsy and reduces the risk of obtaining inadequate specimens for histopathologic examination.
Source: The Journal of Dermatology
Authors: Grigorios Theodosiou, Peter C. Schalock, Åke Svensson
Institutions: Lund University, Skåne University Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Nail Diseases and Treatments
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,630
OpenAlex ID: W4411280798