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Chemotherapy-induced transverse ridging of the nails
1Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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|August 1, 1991
Abstract:
A case of Beau's lines secondary to combined chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease is reported. These transverse nail depressions are interpreted as the result of a transient interruption of the nail matrix activity due to antimitotic drugs. Other causes of Beau's lines are reviewed.