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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 95 Number 4 398-400 2005
Copyright © 2005 American Podiatric Medical Association

Congenital Malalignment of the Great Toenails in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins

Esin Özdemir, MD *, Seher Bostanci, MD *, Aynur Akyol, MD *, Pelin Ekmekci, MD * and Erbak Gürgey, MD *

* Department of Dermatology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.

Corresponding author: Esin Özdemir, MD, Department of Dermatology, Ankara University, Sihhiye, Ankara 06520, Turkey.

Abstract

Congenital malalignment of the great toenails is the lateral deviation of the long axis of nail growth relative to the distal phalanx. The nails grow slowly, with thickening, curving, and transverse ridging. We describe a pair of 3-year-old monozygotic female twins with congenital malalignment of the great toenails complicated by ingrowing and paronychia. Although there are a few cases without any family history, congenital malalignment is believed to be inherited through an autosomal-dominant gene of variable expression. This report provides further evidence of the heritability of the disease. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 95(4): 398–400, 2005)






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