Subungal abcesses secondary to paclitaxel.
Various cutaneous side effects, including nail changes, have been associated with taxane chemotherapeutic agents, but usually docetaxel has been implicated. We report a patient with acute paronychia due to paclitaxel administered for treatment of breast cancer.
Albares
M Pilar
MP
Department of Dermatology, Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. pityalte@hotmail.com
Belinchón
Isabel
I
Pascual
Jose Carlos
JC
Vergara
Gloria
G
Blanes
Mar
M
Betlloch
Isabel
I
D000038:Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000382:microbiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010304:Paronychia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000382:microbiology
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel