Nail Disorders in Children, a clinical study

• DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20162.41
• Publication Date: 2016-04-11T13:26:01Z
• Authors: Ayşe Akbaş; Fadime Kilinç; Halil Ibrahim Yakut; Ahmet Metin
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Nails which help the free movement of fingers, protects them from traumas, to be kept small objects, to be used for itching and also important for cosmetic appearance [1]. Nail disorders may cause sociopsychological problems as this will adversely affect the quality of life. Nail disorders in childhood are mainly similar to adults and some physiological changes occur by time and disappear over years. Nail disorders may be a sign of a systemic disease such as congenital and hereditary diseases, infections and dermatoses [2]. Distribution and frequency of childhood nail disordres differs from adults and varies according to the quotation. There are limited number of studies on this nail disorders in childhood. Nail disorders in childhood constitute a small portion of admittions to outpatient clinics of dermatology and pediatrics children and estimates a rate of 0.05-3% of all admissions [1]. In this study, the frequency and distribution of pediatric nail diseases documented and retrospectively evaluated.