Beau's Lines and COVID-19; A Systematic Review on Their Association.

Aris P AgouridisChristina Mastori-KourmpaniPolyna AntoniouPaschalis KonstantinouEvangelos C RizosConstantinos Tsioutis

Published in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review reporting the association of Beau's lines with COVID-19 infection and vaccination. Severe immune response can result in the formation of these nail disorders. Of importance, Beau's lines represent a potential indicator of prior severe COVID-19 infection or vaccination for COVID-19, as well as a sign of long COVID-19 syndrome.

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systematic review
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