Finger sucking and onycholysis in an infant.

Wu, Eileen; Viegas, Steven F · J Hand Surg Am · 2005

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.

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