00901nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001100065653001700076653001100093653002500104653000900129653001800138653001500156653001500171100001400186700001400200245007200214300001000286490000700296520033000303022001400633       1989                            d  c1989 Oct10aAdult10aBiopsy10aEndarteritis10aHumans10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMale10aNail Diseases10aRecurrence10aVasculitis1 aPatki A H1 aMehta J M00aPterygium unguis in a patient with recurrent type 2 lepra reaction.  a311-20 v443 a<p>A 35-year-old man with long-standing lepromatous leprosy and history of recurrent, severe type 2 lepra reaction was found to have pterygium unguis and destruction of the fingernails. We propose that the obliterative angiitis and endarteritis due to severe type 2 lepra reaction were responsible for these nail changes.</p>  a0011-4162