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A member asked:
How do you treat pterygium inversum ungulis?
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Hm, you can't always: Nail pterygia are most commonly caused by lichen planus. Sometimes injections of steroids in the nail matrix (root) can help, although these can be fairly painful. Often though, the damage to the nail can't be repaired once it has occured.
Answered 12/29/2016
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