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. 2020 Feb 5;6(2):73–79. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.01.006

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Chronic paronychia. Surface view of nail showing redness and swelling of the proximal nail fold in association with loss of cuticle. Nail plate Beau’s lines appear as transverse ridges as a result of trauma to the nail matrix, which occurs when the cuticle is repeatedly pushed back.