Transonychial water loss in healthy and diseased nails

Transonychial water loss in healthy and diseased nails

The objective of this study was to determine the transonychial water loss (TOWL) in both healthy and affected nails in different diseases and to compare it with the transepidermal water loss (TEWL). TOWL was measured by a new evaporimetric method: Plasticine was used to fix the protection cover of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta dermato-venereologica 2001-06, Vol.81 (3), p.175-177
Hauptverfasser: KRÖNAUER, Christine, GFESSER, Michael, RING, Johannes, ABECK, Dietrich
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatitis, Atopic - metabolism
Dermatology
Female
Hair and nails disorders
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nail Diseases - metabolism
Nails - metabolism
Onychomycosis - metabolism
Psoriasis - metabolism
Water Loss, Insensible
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study was to determine the transonychial water loss (TOWL) in both healthy and affected nails in different diseases and to compare it with the transepidermal water loss (TEWL). TOWL was measured by a new evaporimetric method: Plasticine was used to fix the protection cover of the evaporimeter probe to the nails. The TOWL behaved contrary to the TEWL. Affected nails in patients with atopic eczema (p
ISSN:0001-5555
1651-2057
DOI:10.1080/000155501750376249