Images in Clinical Medicine

Kim Eagle, M.D., Editor

Transverse Leukonychia

David W. Miles, M.R.C.P., and Robert D. Rubens, M.D.

N Engl J Med 1995; 333:100July 13, 1995

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Figure 1 Transverse Leukonychia.

Multiple white lines are present in the fingernails of a patient undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy for metastatic carcinoma of the breast. The spacing of the lines coincides with the three-week intervals between cycles of chemotherapy. The cause of the lines is unclear, but they may be a consequence of abnormal keratinocyte maturation.

Kim Eagle, M.D.

David W. Miles, M.R.C.P.
Robert D. Rubens, M.D.
Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

Citing Articles (1)

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   Walter B. Shelley, G. Bennett Humphrey. (1997) Transverse Leukonychia (Mees' Lines) Due to aunorubidn Chemotherapy. Pediatric Dermatology 14:2, 144-145
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