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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Nail dystrophy
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Accession:HP:0008404 term browser browse the term
Definition:Onychodystrophy (nail dystrophy) refers to nail changes apart from changes of the color (nail dyschromia) and involves partial or complete disruption of the various keratinous layers of the nail plate.
Comment:Onychodystrophy is a widely used, yet rarely defined term. Onychodystrophy can be caused by congenital nail diseases, systemic disorders, fungal and nonfungal infections, various noninfectious inflammatory dermatologic diseases of the nail unit and tumors. Onychodystrophy can also occur secondarily to systemic drug use.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Dystrophic nails;   Onychodystrophy;   Poor nail formation
 alt_id: HP:0008382;   HP:0008397;   HP:0008408
 xref: MEDDRA:10028698 "Nail dystrophy";   SNOMEDCT_US:87065009;   UMLS:C0221260



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the integument 0
        Abnormal skin adnexa morphology 0
          Abnormal nail morphology 0
            Nail dystrophy 0
              Central nail canal 0
              Dystrophic fingernails 0
              Dystrophic toenail 0
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