Taxane-induced Nail Changes: Incidence, Clinical Presentation and Outcome

Overview

Journal Ann Oncol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Oncology

Date 2003 Feb 4

PMID 12562663

Citations 35

Authors

A M Minisini

A Tosti

A F Sobrero

M Mansutti

B M Piraccini

C Sacco

F Puglisi

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Abstract

The clinical characteristics of nail changes in seven patients receiving taxane-containing chemotherapy are described. They include nail pigmentation, subungual hematoma, Beau's lines and onycholysis and subungual suppuration. The incidence of such changes (ranging from 0% to 44%) is reviewed from a Medline search of the literature.

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