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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Rapid Transformation of a Nail Matrix Nevi to Melanoma After Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cause or a Coincidence?

Maria Farhat, Joseph Zouein, Jad Abou Khater, Anne-Sophie Sarkis, Josiane Helou

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Maria FarhatDepartment of Dermatology, Saint Joseph University, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LBN.
Joseph ZoueinDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
Jad Abou KhaterDepartment of Dermatology, Saint Joseph University, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LBN.
Anne-Sophie SarkisDepartment of Dermatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BEL.
Josiane HelouDepartment of Dermatology, Saint Joseph University, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LBN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subungual melanoma is a variant of acral lentiginous melanoma that arises from the nail matrix. Subungual melanomas present unique clinical challenges due to diagnostic difficulties and the lack of a standardized protocol for surveillance, also, there are no evidence-based studies that determine the ideal frequency and duration of clinical and dermoscopy follow-ups in patients with longitudinal melanonychia. This is highlighted by a case of longitudinal melanonychia in a 53-year-old patient who underwent malignant transformation to subungual melanoma after a biphasic growth. Another problem raised is how long to observe longitudinal melanonychia, with the conclusion that it should be observed for lifetime. Finally, this report also illustrates the possible role of the COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine in cancer development and/or progression.

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dermoscopylongitudinal melanonychiamrna-based vaccinesubungual melanomasurveillance

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PMID39850193
PMCPMC11756429

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