Nail changes often represent diagnostic hallmarks for a variety of systemic diseases. The awareness of drug-induced nail injuries is important in order to avoid unnecessary diagnostic activities. We observed a 21-year-old female patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma, who developed transverse leukonychia of all fingernails associated with polychemotherapy.
Department of Medicine I and Department of Dermatology, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. naumann@oncocenter.de
