Nail alterations secondary to pactitaxel [corrected] therapy

M Almagro; J D Pozo; J Garcia; A Vasquez; E Fonseca

Nail alterations secondary to pactitaxel [corrected] therapy

Eur J Dermatol. 2000 Mar;10(2):146-7.

Authors

M Almagro¹, J D Pozo, J Garcia, A Vasquez, E Fonseca

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Dermatology and Family Medicine, Hospital Juan Canalejo, Xubias de Arriba 84, 15006 La Coruña, Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 10694317

Abstract

Docetaxel and pactitaxel [corrected] are the main drugs pertaining to the taxanes family. Nail alterations associated with docetaxel therapy are not a rare event, but they have rarely been reported secondary to paclitaxel therapy, probably because of its more recent use. We present two cases of onycholysis and nail discoloration secondary to paclitaxel therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / adverse effects*
Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / secondary
Female
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Middle Aged
Nail Diseases / chemically induced*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
Paclitaxel / adverse effects*
Pigmentation Disorders / chemically induced*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Paclitaxel