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Wardrop's disease
Associated persons:
James Wardrop
Description:
Acute inflammation of the nail bed (matrix) with fetid ulceration and loss of the nail, seen in very debilitated patients or in response to slight trauma.
Bibliography:
- J. Wardrop:
An account of some diseases of the toes and fingers, with observation on their treatment.
Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, London, 1814, 5: 129-143.
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