Case report: photo‐onycholysis after PUVA treatment for hypopigmented mycosis fungoides with response to topical steroid

Melanin in the nail bed in patients with skin type VI has been suggested to afford some protection against photo‐onycholysis. We report a case of a 16‐year‐old male patient with skin type VI with onycholysis following PUVA treatment for hypopigmented mycosis fungoides. Symptoms resolved with the app...

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Autores principales: Tern, Paul Jie Wen, Gass, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5799656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29445460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1289
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Sumario:Melanin in the nail bed in patients with skin type VI has been suggested to afford some protection against photo‐onycholysis. We report a case of a 16‐year‐old male patient with skin type VI with onycholysis following PUVA treatment for hypopigmented mycosis fungoides. Symptoms resolved with the application of topical steroid.

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