Artificial fingernails can damage your nail. These dermatologists below report an unusual case of a 49 year old lady who developed discoloured and deformed nails (nail dystrophy) from using acrylic nails. Allergy testing revealed she was allergic to ‘acrylics’, present in the artificial nail. Acrylic allergy is not very common but women using artificial nails need to be aware of this potential problem.
An unusual cause of fingernail dystrophy
- P. J. Cousen,
- H. M. Ramsay,
- D. J. Gawkrodger
Article first published online: 22 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04290.x
© The Author(s). CED © 2012 British Association of Dermatologists
Issue
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Volume 37, Issue 5, pages 589–590, July 2012