Transverse leukonychia and AIDS

Chemotherapy-induced leukonychia.

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, asparaginase and prednisone. In the second month of therapy, she was found to have white bands on all her fingernails. There were two bands on each fingernail (Figure), but her toenails were not affected. It was observed that the tr...

An Idiopathic Leukonychia Totalis and Leukonychia Partialis Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis are rare nail findings characterized by complete or partial whitening of the nail plate. Leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis are usually inherited or associated with systemic disease. Here, we report the case of a 25-year-old man with idiopathic acquired leukonychia totalis and leukonychia partialis and review the literature on this topic.

Mycotic Leukonychia in HIV Patients

Idiopathic Acquired True Leukonychia Totalis and Partialis

262 Ann Dermatol Received Setember 21, 2012, Revised February 21, 2013, Accepted for publication April 22, 2013 Corresponding author: Sook-Ja Son, Department of Dermatology, Eulji General Hospital, 68 Hangeulbiseong-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-711, Korea. Tel: 82-2-970-8580, Fax: 82-2-974-1577, E-mail: ssjmdderma@ daum.net This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative C...

Congenital leukonychia totalis in two brothers.

Sir, was no known consanguinity in the reported family. For this Leukonychia, or white nails, is a common finding in nails of reason, the occurrence of white nails in the two brothers seems fingers or toes (1). It is a very heterogeneous condition, with to be an autosomal recessive segregation. There is only one many different causes. In a recent review, Grossmann & Scher case to our knowledge ...