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Re: Nail Polish and nail shedding

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At 10:22 AM 11/30/97 -0700, Stephen Wainer wrote:
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>Speaking of losing things (hair and vaccines); has anyone
>seen kids shedding nails after having had nail polish
>applied - black nail polish especially)?
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>Steve Wainer FRCPC
>Calgary, Canada
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Yes!  Mom's a beautician and her 5 year old had applied nail polish every
day for a month.  Dad actually made the diagnosis, and the nails cleared up
when the nails were allowed to "breath".

Michael Sachs, M.D.
General Pediatrician