Abstract
Diffuse dark blue-black chromonychia was observed in 17 of 33 (52%) black patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but not in 47 non-SLE black patients. About half of these patients had active disease. A comparison was made between patients with SLE with chromonychia and those without but no distinctive clinical or laboratory variable differentiated the 2 groups. This pattern of nail hyperpigmentation has not previously been associated with SLE.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 640-643 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Rheumatology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1990 |
Keywords
- Chromonychia
- Nail dyschromia
- Nail pigmentation
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology