Onychogryphosis describes claw-like hypertrophy and thickening of the entire nail plate leading to severely distorted, brownish, spiraled nails creating the appearance of a ram’s hor...
Onychogryphosis is easily detected in the later stages when the changes are severe; however, in the early stages of mild hypertrophy, the diagnosis may be difficult to determine.
Often...
Periodic clipping by PCP
With 40% urea (2)
May be pretreated with liquid nitrogen (4)
Trimming by a podiatrist (2)
Avulsion of the nail plate with surgical destruction of t...
Nails should be kept trimmed.
Avoid tight-fitting footwear.
Repetitive trauma worsens condition.
Avoid nail polish.
May cause moisture trapping
Onychogryphosis ha...
Gürbüz K, Ozan F, Kayali C, et al. Total matricectomy and V-Y advancement flap technique in the treatment of onychogryphosis. Dermatol Surg. 2017;43(4):583–586. [View Abstract...
A clinical diagnosis can be made by from the presentation of onychogryphosis: thickened, opaque, brown, laterally displaced nail.
Continued regular trimming with periodic follow-up is e...
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