title: Nail changes secondary to docetaxel chemotherapy : a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Docetaxel is a chemotherapy agent used in the management of many neoplastic conditions. Various side effects are known. Nail changes are often under-recognised or attributed to other causes.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 66 year old gentleman who received docetaxel chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. He had nail changes as a complication of the treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nail toxicity is a recognised side-effect of taxane chemotherapy agents and can often persist for many months after finishing the treatment. We would like to highlight this problem, so it can be considered as a differential diagnosis in the appropriate population.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. qamar.ghafoor@uhb.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Qamar
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ghafoor
authors.forename: Anula
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chetiyawardana