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Onycholysis secondary to tetracycline hydrochloride. 1979

A J Kanwar, and O P Singh

A case of onycholysis secondary to the ingestion of tetracycline hydrochloride is reported. The patient was not photosensitive, and the nails returned to normal after withdrawal of the causative drug.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009260	Nail Diseases	Diseases of the nail plate and tissues surrounding it. The concept is limited to primates.	Disease, Nail,Diseases, Nail,Nail Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013589	Syphilis, Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular manifestations of SYPHILIS, an infection of TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. In the late stage of syphilis, sometimes 20-30 years after the initial infection, damages are often seen in the blood vessels including the AORTA and the AORTIC VALVE. Clinical signs include syphilitic aortitis, aortic insufficiency, or aortic ANEURYSM.	Aortitis, Syphilitic,Cardiovascular Syphilis,Syphilitic Aortitis,Aortitides, Syphilitic,Syphilitic Aortitides
D013752	Tetracycline	A naphthacene antibiotic that inhibits AMINO ACYL TRNA binding during protein synthesis.	4-Epitetracycline,Achromycin,Achromycin V,Hostacyclin,Sustamycin,Tetrabid,Tetracycline Hydrochloride,Tetracycline Monohydrochloride,Topicycline,4 Epitetracycline