Epidermoid cyst of the phalanx of the finger caused by nail biting.

J Plast Surg Hand Surg

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent.

Published: December 2012

Intraosseous epidermoid inclusion cysts of the phalanx of the finger are rare, and are regarded as reactive or post-traumatic pseudotumours. We describe a case of an epidermoid cyst in the distal phalanx of the fifth finger caused by chronic nail biting, which was successfully excised.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/2000656X.2012.703461DOI Listing

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