Perception of brittle nails in dermatologic patients: a cross-sectional study

Brittle Nails Syndrome is characterized by fragility of the nail plate, affecting 27% of women. We evaluated dermatology patients in a cross-sectional study about perception of nail fragility. One hundred and thirtyeight women were included, with median age of 36.5 years. Nail examination showed cha...

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Autores principales: Gequelim, Giulio Cesar, Kubota, Cynthia Yone, Sanches, Sarah, Dranka, Daniela, Mejia, Marcelo Murilo, Sumiya, Fernando Mitsuo, Schmitt, Juliano Vilaverde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24474124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132327
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Sumario:Brittle Nails Syndrome is characterized by fragility of the nail plate, affecting 27% of women. We evaluated dermatology patients in a cross-sectional study about perception of nail fragility. One hundred and thirtyeight women were included, with median age of 36.5 years. Nail examination showed changes in 57% and 49% reported nail fragility. The first three fingernails were the most affected. Onychoschizia was related to onychophagia (OR = 3.29), housework (OR = 2.95) and water contact (OR = 2.44). Onychorrhexis had the strongest association with nail fragility perception (OR = 17.89). The fragility was more perceived by those who were black, of mixed race and atopic, and was associated with depressed mood.

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