Nail changes secondary to docetaxel chemotherapy : a case report

INTRODUCTION: 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. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 66 year old gentleman who received docetaxel chemoth...

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Autores principales: Ghafoor, Qamar, Chetiyawardana, Anula
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-24
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: 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. CASE PRESENTATION: 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. CONCLUSION: 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.

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