The presence of longitudinal melanonychia in a single nail of a child poses a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, as worrisome dermatoscopic features of nail matrix melanoma are commonly found in childhood nevi. Luckily, matrix melanoma is exceptionally rare in this age group.

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Pediatric Nail Matrix Nevus: Diagnostic Challenges and Management Strategies

  • Bengü Nisa Akay,
  • Ece Gökyayla,
  • Mustafa Turhan Şahin,
  • Luc Thomas

摘要

The presence of longitudinal melanonychia in a single nail of a child poses a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, as worrisome dermatoscopic features of nail matrix melanoma are commonly found in childhood nevi. Luckily, matrix melanoma is exceptionally rare in this age group.