Finger sucking and onycholysis in an infant.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of onycholysis in a 6-month-old male infant secondary to chronic finger sucking is reported. He was allowed to suck on his fingers without intervention. The onycholysis resolved after cessation of finger sucking habits when the child was a toddler.
Medical subject headings
- Fingersucking
- Nail Diseases