Nail Disorders A Comprehensive Approach

Nail disorders are a specialized group of disorders which are often neglected during post graduate teaching. This book aims to provide a comprehensive review covering the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of nail disorders. It discusses the basics of nail unit, common conditions like infections, tumors and genetic diseases, diagnostic armamentarium involved in nail diseases like KOH mount, onychoscopy, imaging and surgical management of nail diseases which includes anesthesia of nail unit, nail biopsy and advanced nail procedures including video demonstration of such procedures. This book elaborates on nails in systemic diseases and briefly covers nail cosmetics and nail photography.

Key Features

• Comprehensively reviews nail disorders
• Includes diagnosis, therapeutic and surgical aspect
• Discusses Onychoscopy
• Reviews the importance of nail photography

1. History of Nail Diseases. 2. Nail anatomy and physiology. 3. Nail unit signs. 4. An approach to Nail examination. 5. Laboratory investigations of nail diseases. 6. Imaging in Nail diseases. 7. Onychoscopy. 8. Basics of Onychopathology. 9. Onychopathology of common nail diseases. 10. Nail plate abnormalities. 11. Chromonychia. 12. Ingrown nail. 13. Nail psoriasis. 14. Nail lichen planus. 15. Trachyonychia. 16. Dermatophytic onychomycosis. 17. Non-dermatophytic onychomycosis. 18. Infections and infestations of nail unit. 19. Nail in Dermatological diseases. 20. Nail in systemic diseases. 21. Occupational nail diseases. 22. Chronic Paronychia. 23. Drug Induced Nail Changes. 24. Nail in children- Congenital and hereditary diseases. 25. Nail in elderly population. 26. Benign tumors. 27. Malignant tumors. 28. Nail Tic disorders. 29. Basics of nail surgery. 30. Anesthesia of the nail unit. 31. Nail Biopsy techniques. 32. Injection therapies for nail disorders. 33. Surgery for benign tumors. 34. Nail care and Nail cosmetics. 35. Science of nail polish, nail polish removers and Nail moisturizers. 36. Nail Degloving syndrome. 37. Miscellaneous Nail conditions. 38. Photography of the nail unit.

Archana Singal is Director professor in the department of dermatology and STI, at University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. She has 30 years’ experience in clinical dermatology. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS). She did her clinical and research fellowship at the University of Sydney, Australia (2001・2002). She has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of nail diseases. She is the founder president of the Nail Society of India (NSI). Her other areas of interest include tropical dermatology and genodermatoses. She has to her credit more than 180 scientific publications in indexed journals and has authored nearly 30 chapters pertaining to dermatology in various textbooks. She is editor of Comprehensive Approach to Infections in Dermatology and Atlas of Infections in Dermatology. She has been awarded the Indian Association of Dermatologist, Venereologist and Leprologist (IADVL) Systopic Oration, Sardarilal Memorial Award for academic excellence and the IADVL teacher parexcellence award. She was the organizing president for the second ONYCHOCON conference (Annual National conference of NSI in 2013), third International Summit for Nail Diseases (ISND) and the fourth ONYCHOCON (2015). She was the scientific chairperson for the Dermatology and Allied Specialty Summit (DAAS) during 2014・2018. Dr. Singal also served as president of IADVL, Delhi State Branch, in 2009. She is a regular invited faculty to various national and international dermatology congresses.

Shekhar Neema is an alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. He excelled in MBBS with 10 distinctions to his name and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best academic record in 2006. He was awarded gold medal from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) in MD (Dermatology). He successfully cleared the European Board of Dermatology and Venereology examination. He has done an Interna