Syphilonychia

Syphilitic synomole or syphilonychiitis is damage to the nail plate by mycoplasma. The microorganism enters the body through an injured periungual fold or through skin injury caused by regular scratching of the fingers with dirty nails. Micromorphologically, the pathogen is detected in the form of small one-, two-, or multinucleate spherical cells or filaments, which are located mainly under the nail in the intercellular space and along the surface of the nail plate. Syphilitic lesions of the nails are observed relatively rarely. The areas of degeneration that form underneath may manifest as visible ulceration (against the background of hairy

Syphilonychia

- “Nail whip”: this term is used by modern doctors to designate the growth of soft tissues of the nail plate during syphilis. This form of nodule is also called a lenticular lesion. The word syphylonychia means “syphilitic onychoungual.” This is a nodule or swelling under the nail that can occur with a variety of diseases, including syphilis. Syphilonychia is a slow manifestation of the primary stage of syphilis, and its presence may indicate the presence of infection in the human body. The formation of syphilonia is explained by the long course of the infectious process, which leads to