Nail discoloration in a child with brucellosis

Nail discoloration in brucellosis

Authors

  • Soner Sertan Kara Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
  • Nurhan Doner Aktas Department of Dermatology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

Keywords:

Brucellosis, doxycycline, nail discoloration

Abstract

Brucellosis is a frequent zoonotic disease. During the course of brucellosis treatment, antibiotics can result in side effects. Nail discoloration due to doxycycline is a rare, benign, and self-limited presentation. It is important to recognize it in patients on antibiotic therapy in order to prevent overdiagnosis and unnecessary laboratory tests. Here, a case of an 11-year-old boy with nail discoloration during brucellosis treatment was presented.

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Layton AM, Cunliffe WJ. Phototoxic eruptions due to doxycycline — A dose-related phenomenon. Clin Exp Dermatol 1993;18:425-7.

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Published

2015-12-24

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Kara SS, Aktas ND. Nail discoloration in a child with brucellosis: Nail discoloration in brucellosis. Community Acquir Infect. 2015;2. Accessed May 26, 2025. https://www.hksmp.com/journals/cai/article/view/284

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Vol. 2 (2015)

Section

Images in Clinical Medicine

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