Onychomadesis following varicella infection: Is it a mere co-incidence?

Onychomadesis following Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome

“…Isolated onychomadesis cases following HFMD have been described in the France [6], Spain [7] and also Finland [8]. More recently, varicella related cases have been observed [9,10].…”

Congenital malalignment of the great toenail and onychomadesis in monozygotic twins

“… 4 Infectious diseases, trauma, autoimmune/systemic diseases, and medications may also injure the nail matrix, leading to onychomadesis. 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Rare cases of idiopathic forms of onychomadesis include familial autosomal dominant inheritance, as well as sporadic genetic mutation. 3 This case illustrates the possible link between CMGT and onychomadesis.…”

Onychomadesis: A rare skin sign occurring after chickenpox

“…described a case of a single fingernail's onychomadesis starting about 5 weeks after chickenpox, in the absence of a positive history of trauma or drug intake. [ 4 ] Kocak and Kocak reported the case of two sisters presenting with onychomadesis of multiple fingernails after a macular-vesicular skin rash consistent with varicella infection, then confirmed by serology. [ 5 ]…”