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Case Reports
. 1989 Mar;124(3):71-2.

[Nail pigmentation caused by azidothymidine]

[Article in Italian]
M A Depaoli, P G Bedello, M Tamponi
  • PMID: 2807386
Case Reports

[Nail pigmentation caused by azidothymidine]

[Article in Italian]
M A Depaoli et al. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 1989 Mar.

Abstract

Azidothymidine is a new antiviral drug that acts by competitive inhibition of reverse transcriptase of retroviruses. Azidothymidine is now widely used in treatment of patients with AIDS or ARC; the most important side effects of this drug are anaemia and neutropenia. Recently pigmentary changes of the nails (diffuse pigmentation and longitudinal or transverse bands) provoked by azidothymidine-treatment have also been reported. We describe a such case.

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