Fingernails changes associated with chemotherapy in breast cancer: Muehrcke’s lines
Author(s) -
Chang Xiaosong,
Zhen Peng,
Zeng Jian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1642
Subject(s) - hypoalbuminemia , medicine , chemotherapy , breast cancer , cancer , dermatology , oncology
Key Clinical Message Nail abnormalities are an indicator of systemic disease but are always neglected during clinic visit. Here, we report a rare case of Muehrcke’s lines accompany with normal range serum albumin after chemotherapy, unlike the hypoalbuminemia in most cases, which suggest malnutrition is not the only cause of Muehrcke’s lines.
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