A single transverse white band appeared on each of the fingernails of a 27-year-old woman
after she received induction chemotherapy with daunorubicin and cytarabine for acute …

A 48-year old woman affected by acute myeloid leukemia received a sequential combination
of idarubicin and cytosine arabinoside as induction and consolidation therapy. After each …

A 24-year old female patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was treated with the
induction therapy of the GIMEMA ALL protocol based on vincristine, daunorubicin …

A 45-year-old woman with breast carcinoma, stage II, underwent a radical mastectomy
followed by 6 cycles of chemotherapy. The dosage schedule was: 5-fluorouracil 900 mg/day …

Dear Editor: The effects of chemotherapeutic agents on rapidly proliferating organs, such as
skin, hair, and the gastrointestinal tract are well-known, and clinically manifest as exfoliative …

Transverse grooves of the nails, designated as Beau's lines, were observed in a patient with
malignant lymphoma given chemotherapy. Beau's lines disappeared in the treatment-free …

DISCUSSION Acquired blue lunulae are commonly induced by systemic medications, with
zidovudine being perhaps the most frequent causative agent. 4 Combination …

Background Large series of chemotherapy‐induced nail changes in children have rarely
been reported in the literature. Objective To study the pattern and onset of nail changes in …

Transverse white nail banding can be inherited or caused by various diseases and
medications, including cancer chemotherapeutic agents, retinoids, tetracyclines …

We report a case of 51-year-old woman with essential thrombocythemia who received
hydroxyurea (1.5 g daily). Melanonychia appeared after four weeks of treatment with …