Nail damage associated with handling of paraquat and diquat.
Damage and discoloration of the fingernails probably caused by contamination with concentrated solutions of paraquat and diquat are described in three patients. The cause of this damage is unknown, but is probably a local action.
D000368:Aged; D006540:Herbicides / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000139:chemically induced; D011725:Pyridines / Q000506:poisoning*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
D006540:Herbicides; D011725:Pyridines; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds