Onychoatrophy

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Onychoatrophy, also known as nail atrophy,{{cite web | title=Onychoatrophy (Concept Id: C0455950) | website=NCBI | date=2023-10-31 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/141578 | access-date=2024-05-11}} is a faulty underdevelopment of the nail that may be congenital or acquired, in which the nail is thinned and smaller.James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. {{ISBN|0-7216-2921-0}}.{{rp|784}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite journal | last1=Singal | first1=Archana | last2=Daulatabad | first2=Deepashree | title=Nail tic disorders: Manifestations, pathogenesis and management | journal=Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology | publisher=Medknow | volume=83 | issue=1 | year=2017 | pages=19–26 | issn=0378-6323 | doi=10.4103/0378-6323.184202 | doi-access=free | pmid=27320768 | ref=none}}
  • {{cite journal | last1=Sidiropoulou | first1=Polytimi | last2=Sgouros | first2=Dimitrios | last3=Theodoropoulos | first3=Konstantinos | last4=Katoulis | first4=Alexander | last5=Rigopoulos | first5=Dimitrios | title=Onychotillomania: A Chameleon-Like Disorder: Case Report and Review of Literature | journal=Skin Appendage Disorders | volume=5 | issue=2 | date=2019 | issn=2296-9195 | pmid=30815444 | pmc=6388552 | doi=10.1159/000489941 | pages=104–107 | ref=none}}