RT Book, Section A1 Alessandrini, Aurora A1 Starace, Michela A1 Piraccini, Bianca Maria A2 Tosti, Antonella A2 Piraccini, Bianca Maria SR Print(0) ID 1201698087 T1 Nail Diagnostic Tools T2 Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260462470 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201698087 RD 2024/09/20 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.