G. Mantzios, MD

September 14, 2005

This patient, a woman, presented with onychogryphosis, a severe nail change seen on the toes, especially the great toe. Thickening and hardening of the nail substance with a curved growth pattern produces this abnormal clawlike configuration.

September 14, 2005

A 46-year-old woman was examined because of cellulitis of the right leg, which she said had been swollen for 30 years.

September 14, 2005

During a routine physical examination of a healthy 7-year-old African-American boy, this striking-and puzzling-hyperpigmentation was noted on his palms.

September 14, 2005

A 62-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with iron deficiency anemia, as demonstrated by low serum iron and ferritin levels and high total iron–binding capacity. He had had this condition for at least the last 5 years and had been treated with ferrous sulfate sporadically. The history coupled with the laboratory findings and the telangiectatic lesions on his lower lip led to a diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease.