Blue Fingernails during Treatment with Cyclophosphamide for Minimal Change Disease: A Very Rare Side Effect
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
We present the case of a 52-year-old lady affected with cortico dependent minimal change disease who developed a blue pigmentation of her fingernails during a 3-months treatment with cyclophosphamide for cortico dependent minimal change disease. The typical manifestation of onset of Minimal Change Disease (MCD) is a pure nephrotic syndrome
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- DOI 10.23937/2378-3656/1410162
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