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Harlequin Nail

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Harlequin Nail
A fingernail of a heavy smoker who abruptly quit; the proximal zone of new growth is pink while the outgrowing nail formed during nicotine exposure—the ‘nicotine sign’—is a dirty yellow-brown without the pink

harlequin nail
A fingernail in a person who abruptly stopped smoking; the proximal zone of new growth is pink while the outgrowing nail formed during nicotine exposure–the 'nicotine sign' is a dirty yellow-brown


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Verghese A, Krish G, Howe D, et al: The harlequin nail.
 
 
 
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