Photo-onycholysis due to doxycycline usage: A case report
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Photo-onycholysis: two cases induced by doxycycline.
Photo-onycholysis is a phototoxic reaction, which is usually drug-induced. It consists of the separation of the nail from the nail bed due to ultraviolet radiation. We report two cases of female patients who developed distal onycholysis while receiving doxycycline. Among the drugs that cause photo-onycholysis, the most frequently cited are tetracyclines, psoralens and fluoroquinolones. Photo-on...
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عنوان ژورنال: TURKDERM
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1019-214X
DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.48.s21