Photo-onycholysis due to tetracycline-hydrochloride.
A case of monosymptomatic photo-onycholysis due to tetracycline-hydrochloride is reported. A 40-year-old woman with rosacea had been treated with tetracycline-hydrochloride (Achromycin) 250 mg daily for 3 years. In the summer period after one month of intensive sun exposure she developed painful bullae under the nails.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012393:Rosacea / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013752:Tetracycline