Mees' lines or Aldrich–Mees lines, also called leukonychia striata, are white lines of discoloration across the nails of the fingers and toes (leukonychia).
Although the phenomenon is named after Dutch physician R. A. Mees, who described the abnormality in 1919,[5] earlier descriptions of the same abnormality were made by Englishman E. S. Reynolds in 1901[6] and by American C. J. Aldrich in 1904.[7]
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mees, lines, aldrich, mees, lines, also, called, leukonychia, striata, white, lines, discoloration, across, nails, fingers, toes, leukonychia, specialtydermatology, contents, presentation, causes, eponym, history, also, references, external, linkspresentation,. Mees lines or Aldrich Mees lines also called leukonychia striata are white lines of discoloration across the nails of the fingers and toes leukonychia Mees linesSpecialtyDermatology Contents 1 Presentation 2 Causes 3 Eponym and history 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPresentation editThey are typically white bands traversing the width of the nail As the nail grows they move towards the end and finally disappear when trimmed Causes editMees lines appear after an episode of poisoning with arsenic 1 thallium or other heavy metals or selenium 2 opioid MT 45 and can also appear if the subject is suffering from kidney failure 3 They have been observed in chemotherapy patients 4 Eponym and history editAlthough the phenomenon is named after Dutch physician R A Mees who described the abnormality in 1919 5 earlier descriptions of the same abnormality were made by Englishman E S Reynolds in 1901 6 and by American C J Aldrich in 1904 7 See also editLeukonychia List of cutaneous conditions Muehrcke s nails a similar condition except the lines are underneath the nails and so do not move as the nail growsReferences edit Hall AH 2002 Chronic arsenic poisoning Toxicol Lett 128 1 3 69 72 doi 10 1016 S0378 4274 01 00534 3 PMID 11869818 Selenium A Trace Element with Real Potential Retrieved 31 January 2020 Udayakumar P Balasubramanian S Ramalingam KS Lakshmi C Srinivas CR Mathew AC 2006 Cutaneous manifestations in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis PDF Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology 72 2 119 25 doi 10 4103 0378 6323 25636 PMID 16707817 Huang T C Chao T Y 14 December 2009 Mees lines and Beau lines after chemotherapy Canadian Medical Association Journal 182 3 E149 doi 10 1503 cmaj 090501 PMC 2826482 PMID 20008502 Mees RA 1919 Een verschijnsel bij polyneuritis arsenicosa Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd in Dutch 1 391 396 Reynolds ES 1901 An Account of the Epidemic Outbreak of Arsenical Poisoning occurring in Beer Drinkers in the North of England and the Midland Counties in 1900 Lancet 1 4038 166 70 doi 10 1016 S0140 6736 01 81229 0 S2CID 33969204 Reprinted in Reynolds ES 1901 An Account of the Epidemic Outbreak of Arsenical Poisoning occurring in Beer Drinkers in the North of England and the Midland Counties in 1900 Med Chir Trans 84 409 52 PMC 2036791 PMID 20896969 Aldrich CJ 1904 Leuconychia striata arsenicalis transversus with report of three cases Am J Med Sci 127 4 702 709 doi 10 1097 00000441 190412740 00014 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mees 27 lines amp oldid 1194270431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
