2017•Clinical Case ReportsOpen access

Case report: photo‐onycholysis after PUVA treatment for hypopigmented mycosis fungoides with response to topical steroid

Paul Jie Wen Tern, Julia Gass

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Melanin in the nail bed in patients with skin type VI has been suggested to afford some protection against photo-onycholysis. We report a case of a 16-year-old male patient with skin type VI with onycholysis following PUVA treatment for hypopigmented mycosis fungoides. Symptoms resolved with the application of topical steroid.

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Key concepts: Onycholysis, Mycosis fungoides, Dermatology, Medicine, Nail (fastener), PUVA therapy, Paronychia, Pathology