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Nail Diseases in Women

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Nail in women assumes special importance, due to the aesthetic appeal and regular use of nail cosmetics and beautification procedures. Also, women are more prone to certain nail disorders like brittle nails and chronic paronychia due to increased household work and parlor activities. In this chapter physiologic changes in women nail, nail cosmetics and aesthetic procedures have been discussed in detail. The proper technique of commonly done nail procedures like manicure and pedicure has been highlighted. Also, conditions like brittle nails, paronychia, onycholysis, habit tic deformities, ingrown nail, onychomycosis, and glomus tumors which are more common in women, have been discussed.

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Nanda, S., Grover, C., Bansal, S. (2022). Nail Diseases in Women. In: Sarkar, R., Sinha, S. (eds) Skin Diseases in Females. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6065-8_15

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