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per·i·un·gual

(per'ē-ŭng'gwăl),
Surrounding a nail; involving the nail folds.
[peri- + L. unguis, nail]
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* Barriers may be inserted between the nail and the periungual skin.
Common warts were the most common type followed by plantar warts, flat warts, genital warts, periungual warts, palmar warts, filiform warts, digitate warts.
A study aimed at nursing and medical students concludes that the back of the hand areas; interdigital spaces; thumb; fingertips, and periungual region had an error rate >50%.
The baby subsequently developed periungual peeling over the fingers on day 10 of illness.
Repeated trauma, periungual tumors, drugs, or systemic diseases can induce melanocytic activation.
TSC is associated with the formation of hamartomas in different organs including cortical tubers, subependymal nodules and subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma in the brain (causing seizures, mental retardation), multiple retinal nodular hamartomas, hypomelanotic macules, facial angiofibromas, shagreen patch and periungual fibromas of the skin, cardiac rhabdomyomas, renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs), and pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) [5].
The parents were informed to seek an immediate follow-up examination in the case of extension of the lesion, darkening color, or periungual involvement of the affected nail.
Caption: Figure 1: Marked hyperpigmentation over the knuckle pads (interphalangeal joints) and (periungual areas) of the hands and feet.
Yeni uygulanmis oje periungual (tirnak cevresi) deride mikroorganizmalarin sayisini artirmaz, ancak tirnaklardaki asinmis oje organizmalarin cok sayida artmasini destekleyebilir.
Freshly applied nail polish on natural nails does not increase the microbial load from periungual skin if fingernails are short; however, chipped nail polish can harbor added bacteria.
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