Changes in Nail Plgmentation with Cancer Chemotherapy.
- Author:
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Jin Ho CHUNG
;
Noe Kyung KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nail pigmentation;
Cancer chemotherapy
- MeSH:
Drug Therapy*;
Humans;
Internal Medicine;
Pigmentation;
Seoul
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(6):806-814
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical observation of the nail pigmentation change was made on 200 patients receiving cancer chemotheray who were seen at; the Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, from January through May, 1986. The results were as follows: l. Among the 200 patients, 118 cases(59%,) showed nail pigmentation changes. 2. The patterns of nail pigmentation change were as follows: Parallel transverse band(70 cases 59.3%), longitudinal pigmentated band(32 cases, 27. 1%), brown arc(25 cases, 21. 2%), Proximal black pigmentation(10 cases, 8. 5%), diffuse pigmentation(5 cases, 4.2%), parallel transverse white line(5 cases, 4.2%), half and half nail(3 cases, 2. 5%), pigmentations with transverse white band(1 case, 0. 8%). 3. Various cambinations of nail pigmentation pattern were found in 33 patients (28. 0%). 4. 11 cases of the nail dystrophy with nail pigmentation change were observed: Longitudinal ridge(7 cases), transverse groove(3 cases), wavy transverse fissure (1 case).
