Muehrcke's lines of the fingernails

Arch Intern Med. 1979 Feb;139(2):242.

Abstract

Paired narrow transverse fingernail lines as described by Muehrcke developed in a 64-year-old woman. This patient had lung cancer and was receiving multiple cytostatic agents. Her serum albumin level was normal when this nail finding was quite prominent. There was no history of a markedly reduced serum albumin level. Accordingly, her nail alterations may represent another example of chemotherapy-induced nail changes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / blood
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / blood
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nail Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Nail Diseases / metabolism
  • Serum Albumin / analysis
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Serum Albumin