Platonychia

Platonychia
SpecialtyDermatology

Platonychia is characterized by an abnormally flat and broad nail, and may be seen as part of an autosomal-dominant condition in which multiple nail abnormalities are present in many members of a large family. Seen in iron deficiency condition.[1]

  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, p. 786. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.