List of Contributors vii

List of Abbreviations ix

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

About the Companion Website xiv

Part I The Normal Nail and Nail Signs 1

1 Science of the Nail Apparatus 1
David de Berker, Beth S. Ruben, and Robert Baran

2 Physical Signs 59
Adam Rubin, Mark Holzberg, and Robert Baran

Part II Imaging of the Nail Unit 105

3 Nail Photography 105
Paola Pasquali

4 Dermoscopy 113
Luc Thomas, Sébastien Debarbieux, and Amélie Boespflug

5 Ultrasound and Other Imaging Methods 140
Ximena Wortsman, Gregor B.E. Jemec, and Axel Villani

6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 175
Jean-Luc Drapé

7 Nail Fold Capillary Microscopy or Capillaroscopy 201
Gregor B.E. Jemec

8 Confocal Microscopy 204
Sébastien Debarbieux, Amélie Boespflug, Bruno Labeille, and Luc Thomas

Part III Nail Disorders Occurring Principally in Childhood 213

9 Hereditary and Congenital Nail Disorders 213
Smail Hadj-Rabia, Rudolf Happle, Bianca Maria Piraccini, and Robert Baran

10 Nail Disorders in Childhood 297
David de Berker, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Beth S. Ruben, and Robert Baran

Part IV Nail Disorders in the Elderly 337

11 The Aging Nail and Related Disorders 337
Bertrand Richert

Part V Nail Infections 349

12 Fungal (Onychomycosis) and Other Infections Involving the Nail Apparatus 349
Roderick J. Hay, Boni Elewski, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Nikki Sullivan, Casey Wang, and Robert Baran

13 Bacterial, Viral, and Other Infections 390
Archana Singal and Bertrand Richert

Part VI The Nail in Dermatological Conditions 409

14 Dermatological Disorders 409
Bianca Maria Piraccini, Mark Holzberg, Marcel Pasch, and Dimitrios Rigopoulos

Part VII The Nail in Systemic Conditions 481

15 The Nail in Systemic Disease 481
Mark Holzberg and Bianca Maria Piraccini

16 Drug-induced Nail Disorders 574
Bianca Maria Piraccini

17 Anticancer Therapies 604
Vincent Sibaud, Robert Baran, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Mario E. Lacouture, and Caroline Robert

Part VIII The Nail in Occupational, Podiatric, and Cosmetic Conditions 617

18 Occupational Abnormalities and Contact Dermatitis 617
Robert Baran and An Goossens

19 Cosmetics: the Care and Adornment of the Nail 646
Douglas Schoon and Robert Baran

20 Trauma from Footwear and Pedal Deformities 662
Bertrand Richert

Part IX Nail Tumors and Surgery 675

21 Tumors of the Nail Apparatus and Adjacent Tissues 675
Marcel Pasch, Eckart Haneke, Robert Baran, Luc Thomas, and Bertrand Richert

22 Nail Surgery 825
Bertrand Richert, Eckart Haneke, Elvin G. Zook, and Robert Baran

Appendix 896
Mark Holzberg

Index 949