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Transverse Leukonychia (Mees' Lines) Due to aunorubidn Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Shelley Walter B.,
Humphrey G. Bennett
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00222.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nail disease , chemotherapy , dermatology , psoriasis
Transverse bands of leukonychia are reported in a 7‐year‐old boy foilowing a 10‐day course of daunorubicin given for the treatment of lymphoblastic leukemia, A variety of other chemotherapies did not induce any nail changes in this patient.