Nail discoloration occurring after 8 weeks of minocycline therapy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 699-701

  Ban, Masanori ^a   Kitajima, Yasuo ^b  

^a Hashima City Hospital   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Longitudinal melanonychia; Minocycline; Nail beds; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSA; NAIL COLOR DEFECT; NAIL PIGMENTATION; ROSACEA; SCLERA; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; NAIL DISEASES; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PSEUDOLYMPHOMA; ROSACEA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34848876063     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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