title: Drug reactions affecting the nail unit: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Several drugs may be responsible for the development of nail abnormalities, but only a few classes are consistently associated with nail symptoms. Drug-induced nail abnormalities result from toxicity to the matrix, the nail bed, the periungual tissues, or the digit blood vessels. Pharmacologic agents that most frequently produce nail abnormalities include retinoids, indinavir, and cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. bmpiracc@med.unibo.it <bmpiracc@med.unibo.it>
authors: Bianca Maria
authors: BM
authors: Piraccini
authors: Matilde
authors: M
authors: Iorizzo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009262:Nails / Q000187:drug effects*; D012176:Retinoids / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D012176:Retinoids