The Beau's Line Secondary to Acute Hand Injury

급성 수부 손상 후 발생한 보우선

  • Kim, Tak Ho (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Chung, Sung Mo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Nae Ho (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Yang, Kyung Moo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School, Chonbuk National University)
  • 김탁호 (전북대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 정성모 (전북대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 이내호 (전북대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 양경무 (전북대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2006.04.07
  • Published : 2006.09.10

Abstract

Beau first described transverse depressions of the fingernails after an acute febrile illness in 1846. It was the result of the temporary arrest of nail matrix formation. The transient interference of nail growth rate is usually induced by disability caused by severe systemic disease. Such as Raynaud disease, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, acute renal failure, psoriasis and dysmenorrhea were reported to be the cause of Beau's line. The trauma caused either in a hand or in a forearm was also reported to be the cause of Beau's line. We experienced patients with Beau's line, two cases secondary to fingertip injury and one case due to fracture in radius. They had Beau's lines in all fingers of traumatized hand and nails of opposite hand were normal. During the follow-up, the growth rate of traumatized fingernails were normal and there was no complication.

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