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Drug reactions affecting nails

Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2013

Abstract

The most common changes are photo-onycholysis (caused by psoralens or tetracyclines) and colour changes (drug-related leukonychias or melanonychias). Anticancer drugs cause Beau´s lines, onycholysis, onychomadesis, subungual pustulation or periungual pyogenic granulomas.

Drugs used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases – beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and kalcium channel blockers can cause psoriasiform nail changes