[Longitudinal melanonychia and hydroxyurea].
A patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia was treated with hydroxyurea and developed longitudinal melanonychia on 10 of 20 nails. Such intense lesions are extremely rare.
Service de Dermatologie, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles-Belgique.
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D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
D006918:Hydroxyurea
Mélanonyche en bandes longitudinales et hydroxyurée.