RESEARCH ARTICLE


A Case of Beau’s Lines at Even Intervals and Onycholysis Caused by Chemotherapy



Tatsuhiko Morioka , Ichiro Kurokawa *, Kei-ichi Yamanaka, Hitomi Sugisaki, Koji Habe, Ken-ichi Isoda, Hitoshi Mizutani
Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan


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Abstract

We report a case of Beau’s lines at even intervals and onycholysis caused by chemotherapy. The patient with a diffuse large cell B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) stageIIA underwent combination chemotherapy consisting of R-CHOP (Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubin, vincristine, predonisolone) every three weeks (21-day intervals) six times. As he was treated with R-CHOP, he noticed each Beau’s lines (transverse groove) on all 20 nails each time. In addition, he had onycholysis caused by cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin treatment. Two months after discontinuation of chemotherapy, Beau’s lines disappeared.