:Chevron nail

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Chevron nail, also known as a herringbone nail, is a rare transient fingernail ridge pattern seen in children, a ridge arising from the proximal nailfold and converging in a V-shaped pattern towards the midpoint distally.James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. {{ISBN|0-7216-2921-0}}.{{rp|786}} The nail growth pattern has no known association with medical problems and tends to resolve by early adulthood.{{cite web |url=http://www.indianpediatrics.net/feb2010/feb-181-182.htm |title=Chevron Nail |publisher=Indian Pediatrics Journal |author1=Monteagudo, Benigno |author2=Suárez-Amor, Óscar |date=February 2010 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}

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  • {{cite journal | last=Parry | first=Eileen J. | title=Chevron nail/herringbone nail | journal=Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=40 | issue=3 | year=1999 | issn=0190-9622 | doi=10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70511-6 | pages=497–498 | pmid=10071331 | ref=none}}
  • {{cite journal | last1=John | first1=Jonathan Mathew | last2=Mathew | first2=Deepa Elizabeth | last3=John | first3=Cheri Mathews | title=Chevron nail: an under-recognised normal variant of nail development | journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood | publisher=BMJ | date=2024-04-16 | issn=0003-9888 | doi=10.1136/archdischild-2024-326975 | pages=archdischild–2024–326975 | pmid=38627027 | ref=none}}