title: Subungal abcesses secondary to paclitaxel.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. pityalte@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Albares
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Belinchón
authors.forename: Jose Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanes
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Betlloch
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel