Nail plate-nail bed separation. An unusual side effect of systemic fluorouracil administration
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Archives of Dermatology
|July 1, 1979
Abstract:
A 62-year-old woman with metastatic gastric carcinoma was treated with fluorouracil for her malignant neoplasm. Nail plate-nail bed separation was noted in the fingers and toes after two months of weekly chemotherapy and appeared to be caused by the fluorouracil.