Onycholysis, Photoonycholysis, Drug Reaction, Drug Reaction, Photoonycholysis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

onycholysis photoonycholysis drug reaction drug reaction, photoonycholysis

Body Site

nail, all

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

red yellow

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent, who was placed on minocycline for acne 2 months earlier, developed somewhat tender nails with onycholysis of almost every nail. She was an avid swimmer and spent most of the summer in the sun.

Description

subungual patches with distal yellow discoloration partially surrounded by pink discoloration proximally

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9/30/2008 21:24:27

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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