TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nail Diagnostic Tools A1 - Alessandrini, Aurora A1 - Starace, Michela A1 - Piraccini, Bianca Maria A2 - Tosti, Antonella A2 - Piraccini, Bianca Maria PY - 2023 T2 - Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment AB - SUMMARYCareful observation of the nail and knowledge of its physiology allows one to see which components of the nail apparatus are affected by the pathological process.The objective examination of the nails begins with observation of the periungual tissues, then of the nail plate, observing its size, proportions, shape, color, transparency, surface, adhesion to the free margin. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/09/11 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201698087 ER -