Nail involvement in systemic sclerosis

Isabelle Marie (1, 2) , Vincent Gremain , Kladoum Nassermadji , Laëtitia Richard (3) , Pascal Joly (4, 2) , Jean-François Menard (5) , Hervé Lévesque (1)

1 Service de Médecine Interne [CHU Rouen]
2 PANTHER - Physiopathologie, Autoimmunité, maladies Neuromusculaires et THErapies Régénératrices
3 UNIROUEN UFR Santé - UNIROUEN - UFR Santé
4 Service de dermatologie [Rouen]
5 Unité de biostatistiques [CHU Rouen]

Nail involvement has rarely been recognized in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Indeed, only a few small series have assessed nail changes in SSc, most of which are case reports.

Keywords: diagnosis; digital ulcers; nail involvement; predictive factor; systemic sclerosis

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Dermatology

Isabelle Marie, Vincent Gremain, Kladoum Nassermadji, Laëtitia Richard, Pascal Joly, et al.. Nail involvement in systemic sclerosis. Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology, 2017, 76 (6), pp.1115-1123. ⟨10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.024⟩. ⟨hal-02377676⟩