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. 2020 Mar 9;11(2):195–201. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_172_19

Table 4.

Details of toe nail changes as per spectrum of disease

Sr no Finding TT BT BB BL LL Total ENL
1. Brachyonychia 2 (13.3%) 10 (25.6%) - 13 (30.2%) 11 (42.3%) 36 (28.8%) 7 (41.2)
2. Subungual hyperkeratosis 2 (13.3%) 11 (28.2%) - 11 (25.5%) 9 (34.6%) 23 (18.4%) 6 (35.3)
3. Brown black pigmentation 1 (6.6%) 6 (15.3%) 1 (50%) 7 (16.2%) 6 (23.1%) 21 (16.8%) 3 (17.6)
4. Onychorrhexis 3 (20%) 5 (12.8%) - 7 (16.2%) 5 (19.2%) 20 (16%) 5 (29.4)
5. Beau’s lines 2 (13.3%) 4 (10.2%) - 8 (18.6%) 5 (19.2%) 19 (15.2%) 7 (41.2)
6. Onychauxis 1 (6.6%) 5 (12.8%) - 8 (18.6%) 5 (19.2%) 19 (15.2%) 1 (5.9)
7. Rudimentary Nail - - - 6 (13.9%) 9 (34.6%) 15 (12%) 1 (5.9)
8. Onycholysis 2 (13.3%) 2 (5.1%) - 4 (9.3%) 3 (11.5%) 11 (8.8%) 2 (11.8)
9. Longitudinal ridges - 4 (10.2%) - 4 (9.3%) 3 (11.5%) 11 (8.8%) 2 (11.8)
10. Onychogryphosis - 2 (5.1%) - 4 (9.3%) 5 (19.2%) 11 (8.8%) 1 (5.9)
11. Anonychia - - - 2 (4.7%) 6 (23.1%) 8 (6.4%) -
12. Parrot beak nail - 1 (2.5%) - 2 (4.7%) 3 (11.5%) 6 (4.8%) 1 (5.9)
13. Longitudinal melanonychia 1 (6.6%) 3 (7.7%) - - 4 (3.2%) -
14. Koilonychia - 2 (5.1%) - 2 (4.7%) - 4 (3.2%) 1 (5.9)
15. Pincer nail - 1 (2.5%) - 2 (4.7%) 1 (3.8%) 4 (3.2%) 2 (11.8)
16. Pterigym - - - 3 (7%) - 3 (2.4%) 3 (17.6)
17. Terry nail - - - 3 (7%) - 3 (2.4%) 3 (17.6)
18. Onychoschizia - 2 (5.1%) - - - 2 (1.6%) 2 (11.8)
19. Paronychia - - - 1 (2.3%) - 1 (0.8%)
20. Onychomycosis - - - 1 (2.3%) 1 (0.8%)
21. Onychomadesis - - - 1 (2.3%) - 1 (0.8%) 1 (5.9)
22. Ectopic nail - - - - 1 (3.8%) 1 (0.8%)
23. Polynychia - - - - 1 (3.8%) 1 (0.8%)
Total 15 39 2 43 26 125

TT - Polar tuberculoid; BT - Borderline tuberculoid; BB - Borderline; BL - Borderline lepromatous; LL - Polar lepromatous; ENL - Eryhthema nodosum leprosum