RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Subungual malignant melanoma – re-learning the lesson
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr1020103422
DO 10.1136/bcr.10.2010.3422
VO 2011
A1 Amin, Kavit
A1 Edmonds, Katy
A1 Fleming, Andrew
A1 Powell, Barry
YR 2011
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.10.2010.3422.abstract
AB The authors present two patients referred by colleagues after traumatic hand injury. However, upon closer inspection, both patients had pigmented lesions under the nail bed, which upon biopsy showed proven subungual malignant melanoma. The authors wish to emphasise the importance of this diagnosis, especially in emergency care.