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What do you suggest if my son has onychomadesis and it says one of the causes is "systemic illness." what does that mean?
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Underlying cause: Common systemic illnesses associated with this problem are: hand-foot-mouth disease, autoimmune diseases, pemphegus vulgaris, medications patient is taking, critical illness, or can be idiopathic. Effects the germinal matrix that produces the nail.
Answered 9/28/2014
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