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Contact Exposure to Elemental Iron Causing Chromonychia

Contact Exposure to Elemental Iron Causing Chromonychia Abstract • An orange-brown chromonychia developed on the toenails of a woman after a geographic move resulted in exposure to rural well water. Samples of the water and qualitative and quantitative examination of nail clippings confirmed the fact that the source for the discoloration was contact exposure to elemental iron. Installation of water purification equipment resulted in resolution of the nail stain over a six-week period of time. (Arch Dermatol 1984;120:102-103) References 1. Schwartz L, Tulipan L, Birmingham DJ: Occupational Disease of the Skin , ed 3. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1957, pp 752-763. 2. Baran R: Pigmentations of the nails (chromonychia) . J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1978;4:250-254.Crossref 3. Zais N: The Nail in Health and Diseases , ed 1. Jamaica, NY, Spectrum Publications Inc, 1980, p 188. 4. Saamon PD: The Nails in Disease , ed 3. London, William Heineman Medical Books Publication, 1978, pp 19-21. 5. Loveman AB, Fliegelman MT: Discoloration of the nails: Concomitant use of nail lacquer with resorcinol monoacetate (Euresol) as a cause . Arch Dermatol 1955;73:153-156.Crossref 6. Kalk HO: Über Hautzeichem bei Leberkrankheiten . Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1957;38:1637-1641.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

Contact Exposure to Elemental Iron Causing Chromonychia

Olsen, Thomas G.; Jatlow, Peter
Archives of Dermatology , Volume 120 (1) – Jan 1, 1984
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1984 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-987X
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10.1001/archderm.1984.01650370108021
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Abstract • An orange-brown chromonychia developed on the toenails of a woman after a geographic move resulted in exposure to rural well water. Samples of the water and qualitative and quantitative examination of nail clippings confirmed the fact that the source for the discoloration was contact exposure to elemental iron. Installation of water purification equipment resulted in resolution of the nail stain over a six-week period of time. (Arch Dermatol 1984;120:102-103) References 1. Schwartz L, Tulipan L, Birmingham DJ: Occupational Disease of the Skin , ed 3. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1957, pp 752-763. 2. Baran R: Pigmentations of the nails (chromonychia) . J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1978;4:250-254.Crossref 3. Zais N: The Nail in Health and Diseases , ed 1. Jamaica, NY, Spectrum Publications Inc, 1980, p 188. 4. Saamon PD: The Nails in Disease , ed 3. London, William Heineman Medical Books Publication, 1978, pp 19-21. 5. Loveman AB, Fliegelman MT: Discoloration of the nails: Concomitant use of nail lacquer with resorcinol monoacetate (Euresol) as a cause . Arch Dermatol 1955;73:153-156.Crossref 6. Kalk HO: Über Hautzeichem bei Leberkrankheiten . Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1957;38:1637-1641.Crossref

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Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1984

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