The pathogenesis of drug-related nail disorders is still unclear. Such onycholysis requires prolonged and intense exposure to the sun [3]; involvement of the toes is therefore well known during ...

Distal phototoxic onycholysis and discoloration of the nails are known rare (1:1000) adverse effects of tetracyclines, and this should be explained whenever these substances are prescribed.

Common types of thick toenails include onychomycosis (a type of nail infection), onychauxis (a form of nail overgrowth), and onycholysis (when the nail separates from the nail bed). Onychomycosis ...

In this article, we report a case of photo-onycholysis in a woman undergoing doxycycline prophylaxis for malaria. A 19-year-old woman was given doxycycline (100 mg/d) for malaria prophylaxis ...