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Leukonychia due to cytostatic agents
Author(s) -
UNAMUNO P.,
FERNÁNDKZLÓPEZ E.,
SANTOS C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb02166.x
Subject(s) - medicine , university hospital , dermatology , library science , family medicine , computer science
Summary Chromonychia induced by antineoplastic agents has been known for several years. The most frequent of these is melanonyehia, either diffuse or in tranverse or longitudinal bands, that may co‐exist with diffuse pigmentation of the skin. Although any cytostatic agent may he involved in melanonychia, this condition appears most commonly after treatment with adriamycin and cyclophosphamide or in polychemotherapy.1 Leukonychia, either true or apparent, seems to be less frequent and is the reason for our reporting two patients with this colour change.