Changes in nail color can provide important clues of underlying systemic and skin disease. In particular, white discoloration (leukonychia) has a high prevalence with a wide array of potential relevant causes, from simple manicure habits to life-threatening liver or kidney failure. Therefore, a reliable assessment of the patient with leukonychia is essential. In the past, two classifications for leukonychia have been presented. The morphological classifies the nail according to the distribution of the white lines: total, partial, transversal, and longitudinal leukonychia. Mees’ and Muehrcke’s lines are examples of transversal leukonychia, while Terry’s and Lindsay’s nails are examples of total and partial leukonychia. The anatomical classifies according to the structure responsible for the white color: the nail plate in true leukonychia, the nail bed in apparent leukonychia, and the surface only in pseudoleukonychia. In this review, both morphological and anatomical features have been combined in an algorithm that enables clinicians to approach leukonychia efficiently and effectively.

Matilde Iorizzo

Michela Starace

Marcel C. Pasch

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

《美国临床皮肤病学杂志》通过发表涵盖皮肤病管理各个方面的批判性和综合性评论文章和以临床为重点的原创研究文章，促进皮肤病学学科内的循证治疗和有效的患者管理。美国临床皮肤病学杂志提供一系列额外的增强功能，旨在提高期刊内容的知名度、读者群和教育价值。每篇文章都附有一个关键点摘要，为广大读者提供了一个省时的内容概述。文章可能附有简单的语言摘要，以帮助患者、护理人员和其他人了解重要的医学进展。该杂志还提供了包含各种其他类型的增强功能的选项，包括幻灯片、视频和动画。所有增强功能都经过同行评审，达到与文章本身相同的高标准。同行评审是使用由国际专家数据库支持的 EDITORIAL MANAGER® 进行的。该数据库与其他 ADIS 期刊共享。

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《美国临床皮肤病学杂志》致力于通过发表涵盖皮肤病管理各个方面的批判性和综合性评论文章，以及以临床为重点的原创研究，推动皮肤病学领域的循证治疗和有效患者管理。该杂志提供多种增强功能，旨在提高期刊内容的知名度、读者群和教育价值。每篇文章都附有关键点摘要，方便读者快速了解内容。此外，文章可能还附有简单的语言摘要，以帮助患者、护理人员及其他相关人士理解重要的医学进展。杂志还提供包括幻灯片、视频和动画在内的多种增强功能选项，所有这些内容均经过同行评审，确保达到与文章本身相同的高标准。同行评审过程使用由国际专家数据库支持的 EDITORIAL MANAGER® 进行，该数据库与其他 ADIS 期刊共享。

Leukonychia: What Can White Nails Tell Us?

Both morphological and anatomical features have been combined in an algorithm that enables clinicians to approach leukonychia efficiently and effectively.

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Leukonychia: What Can White Nails Tell Us?

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