Muehrcke's lines of the fingernails in a patient with normal serum albumin level: an idiopathic variation

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  • M. Naseri Department of Dermatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • S. Shahbaz Department of Dermatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • R.F. Ghohestani Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229
  • F. Handjani Department of Dermatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • MR. Namazi Department of Dermatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

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https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v18i4.606

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24.12.2016

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Vol. 18 No. 4 (2008): October - December

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Muehrcke’s lines of the fingernails in a patient with normal serum albumin level: an idiopathic variation . J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 24 [cited 2026 Aug. 3];18(4):248-9. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/606