Atlas

A Text Atlas of Nail Disorders Techniques in Investigation and Diagnosis
Third edition

Robert Baran, MD Nail Disease Centre Cannes, France Rodney PR Dawber, MA, MB ChB, FRCP Consultant Dermatologist Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK Eckart Haneke, MD Klinikk Bunaes Sandvika/Oslo, Norway Antonella Tosti, MD Associate Professor of Dermatology,

University of Bologna Bologna, Italy IvanBristow, MSc, BSc, DPodM, MChS Podiatrist, University College of Northampton Northampton, UK
With contributions from

Luc Thomas, MD, PhD Professor of Dermatology, University of Lyon, France Jean-Luc Drapé, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology, Hôpital Cochin, University of Paris Paris, France

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Contents
List of contributors Preface Science of the nail apparatus Rodney PR Dawber Nail configuration abnormalities Antonella Tosti, Robert Baran, Rodney PR Dawber, Eckart Haneke Modifications of the nail surface Antonella Tosti, Robert Baran, Rodney PR Dawber, Eckart HanekeNail plate and soft tissue abnormalities Robert Baran, Rodney PR Dawber, Eckart Haneke, Antonella Tosti Periungual tissue disorders Robert Baran Nail consistency Robert Baran, Rodney PR Dawber, Eckart Haneke, Antonella Tosti Nail colour changes (chromonychia) Eckart Haneke, Robert Baran, Rodney PR Dawber, Antonella Tosti Onychomycosis and its treatment Antonella Tosti, Robert Baran, Rodney PR...