A Rare Case of Polymyxin B Induced Transverse Melanonychia Affecting All 20 Nails

Authors

  • Fatmanur Hacınecipoğlu Department of Dermatology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Gülten Ütebey Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Bahriye Nur Dinçer Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Selda Pelin Kartal Department of Dermatology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43353

Keywords:

melanonychia, drug reaction, antibiotic

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2025-04-07

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Hacınecipoğlu, F., Ütebey, G., Dinçer, B. N., & Kartal, S. P. (2025). A Rare Case of Polymyxin B Induced Transverse Melanonychia Affecting All 20 Nails. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43353. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43353

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Vol. 105 (2025)

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