Onychoptosis: A forgotten sign in syphilis infection
Open Access
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Avicenna Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 10 (3), 122-124
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ajm.ajm_215_19
Abstract
Onychoptosis is the periodic shedding and falling of one or more nails, in whole or part. It can be seen after fever, trauma, adverse reaction to medications, and in systemic illnesses including syphilis (syphilitic onychia). We report a case of 38-year-old man presented with subacute bilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis. Physical examination revealed diffuse onychoptosis which lead into the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. Symptoms significantly improved with appropriate treatment with intravenous penicillin G for 14 days.Keywords
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