Doxycycline-Induced Photo-onycholysis
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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: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1195-1982
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19210