title: Various simultaneous nail changes due to valproic acid use.
abstract: There are only a few case reports about nail changes due to valproic acid in the literature despite its widespread use. We present a 50-year-old man who had onycholysis, roughness of the nail surface and brownish-yellow discoloration of both fingernails and toenails, which remarkably ameliorated upon cessation of valproic acid.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Dermatology , School of Medicine, Sakarya University , Sakarya , Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Solak
authors.affiliation: a Department of Dermatology , School of Medicine, Sakarya University , Sakarya , Turkey.
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oztas Kara
authors.affiliation: a Department of Dermatology , School of Medicine, Sakarya University , Sakarya , Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000187:drug effects*; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid
keywords: Antiepileptic; drug; nail; onycholysis; valproic acid