Melanonychia in HIV positive patients using zidovudine
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Melanonychia in HIV positive patients using zidovudine Melanoníquia em pacientes HIV positivos utilizando zidovudina
__________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The development of melanonychia is one of the adverse effects of the antiretroviral drug zidovudine. We evaluated 19 adult patients treated with zidovudine and showing nail lines, an unusual side effect sometimes reported. Liver, kidney and pancreas function, as the metabolic function of these patients w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2182-2379
DOI: 10.19277/bbr.9.2.38