Skin Diseases & Skin Care

Iatrogenic Blue-Grey of the Nails Caused By Hydroxyurea

With the may number of anti-cancer medications, some are with at home, with all the possibility of potential side effects from such medications. Manifestations of muco-cutaneous, and nail, are rarely considered severe. Hydroxyurea is a welltolerated oral chemotherapeutic drug often used to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms, including essential thrombocytosis. After initiation of Hydroxyurea for treatment of essential thrombocytosis, we report a patient's case has a blue-grey pigmentation of the nails.

Author(s):

Asmae Rasso

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