Nail alterations during pregnancy: a clinical study

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dc.authoridKosus, Nermin/0000-0003-2390-9498|Kaygusuz, Ikbal/0000-0002-5635-505X
dc.contributor.authorErpolat, Seval
dc.contributor.authorEser, Ayla
dc.contributor.authorKaygusuz, Ikbal
dc.contributor.authorBalci, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorKosus, Aydin
dc.contributor.authorKosus, Nermin
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:09:23Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:09:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractDuring pregnancy, cutaneous and appendageal alterations manifest and may cause concern in the subject. The nails may be affected by pregnancy. This study investigated the frequency and nature of nail changes occurring during pregnancy in 312 healthy, 18-40-year-old pregnant women in gestation weeks 16-40. After a routine obstetric examination at the obstetrics and gynecology clinic at the study institution, all subjects submitted to an examination of all fingernails and toenails. Only nail alterations that had developed during pregnancy were recorded. Any nail changes that had occurred before the start of gestation were not considered. Data were presented as percentages. The Shapiro-Wilk and chi-squared tests were used to make categorical comparisons. A P-value of < 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. No nail pathologies were detected in 116 (37.2%) of the 312 subjects. The most commonly found nail change was leukonychia (24.4%). Ingrown toenail (9.0%) and onychoschizia (9.0%) represented the second most common nail changes. Rapid nail growth and subungual hyperkeratosis were observed in 6.7% and 4.2%, respectively, of subjects. When the alterations were evaluated according to gestational age, the most common nail pathology was leukonychia at both 14-28 weeks (16.3%) and 29-42 weeks (27.4%) of pregnancy. Leukonychia, onychoschizia, onycholysis, and brittle nail pathologies were frequently observed at 29-42 weeks of pregnancy (P = 0.047). A large proportion of nail changes that occur during pregnancy are benign and do not require treatment. However, these changes may cause significant cosmetic stress in women.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ijd.13316
dc.identifier.endpage1175
dc.identifier.issn0011-9059
dc.identifier.issn1365-4632
dc.identifier.issue10
dc.identifier.pmid27097299
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84987784681
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1172
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.13316
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3611
dc.identifier.volume55
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000385766800036
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal Of Dermatology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectPhysiological Skin Changes
dc.titleNail alterations during pregnancy: a clinical study
dc.typeArticle

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