<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Melanonychia refers to a brown or black coloration of the nail plate caused by numerous factors. Regarding the arrangement of pigmentation, we can differentiate between total melanonychia, when pigmentation involves the whole nail plate, or transverse or longitudinal melanonychia, when pigmentation involves the nail in a form of transverse or longitudinal band of pigmentation, respectively. Since longitudinal melanonychia can be a sign of numerous benign and malignant lesions, it often poses a diagnostic challenge for a dermatologist. Herein, we report a case of a 13-year-old girl who developed longitudinal melanonychia on multiple nails after receiving a therapy with azithromycin.</p></abstract>

Melanonychia refers to a brown or black coloration of the nail plate caused by numerous factors. Regarding the arrangement of pigmentation, we can differentiate between total melanonychia, when pigmentation involves the whole nail plate, or transverse or longitudinal melanonychia, when pigmentation involves the nail in a form of transverse or longitudinal band of pigmentation, respectively. Since longitudinal melanonychia can be a sign of numerous benign and malignant lesions, it often poses a diagnostic challenge for a dermatologist. Herein, we report a case of a 13-year-old girl who developed longitudinal melanonychia on multiple nails after receiving a therapy with azithromycin.

Dermoscopy of the Month

Clinic of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Clinical Center of Niš

Young Dermatologists Italian Network (YDIN), Centro Studi GISED

Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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Azithromycin-Induced Longitudinal Melanonychia in a Child-a Case Report

Melanonychia refers to a brown or black coloration of the nail plate caused by numerous factors. Regarding the arrangement of pigmentation, we can...

Dermoscopy of the Month

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 101 - 104

Received: Dec 15, 2018

Accepted: Dec 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2018-0015

Keywords
Azithromycin, Nail Diseases, Melanoma, Dermoscopy, Hyperpigmentation, Pigmentation Disorders, Adolescent

© 2018 Andrija Jović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Dermoscopy of the Month

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 101 - 104

Received: Dec 15, 2018

Accepted: Dec 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2018-0015

KeywordsAzithromycin, Nail Diseases, Melanoma, Dermoscopy, Hyperpigmentation, Pigmentation Disorders, Adolescent

© 2018 Andrija Jović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Azithromycin, Nail Diseases, Melanoma, Dermoscopy, Hyperpigmentation, Pigmentation Disorders, Adolescent