Open AccessNail changes caused by chemotherapy among cancer patients: A cross-sectional study of northwest rajasthan
Author(s) -
Madhvi Trivedi,
Rajesh Dutt Mehta,
Harish Kumar,
Bhikam Chand Ghiya,
Prasoon Soni,
Makkhan Lal Meena,
Vineet Kumar,
S Rekha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_84_20
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , dermatology , nail (fastener) , polypharmacy , observational study , malignancy , nail disease , cancer , cisplatin , fluorouracil , oncology , surgery , paronychia , materials science , metallurgy
The nail changes caused by chemotherapy in cancer patients are difficult to assess and often overlooked by clinician. The present study was undertaken to study nail changes caused by various chemotherapeutic agents and various drug protocols most commonly associated with them.