Abstract

Green nail syndrome is characterized by greenish discoloration of the nail. It is caused by Pseudomas aeruginosa which is an aerobic gram-negative rod found in moist environment. The most common predisposing factors are frequent exposure to water and trauma history. Herein, we report two cases of green nail syndrome who developed greenish discoloration of finger nails, which were treated by systemic levofloxacin and gentian violet application.

Keywords

Green nail syndrome Pseudomonas aeruginosa Levofloxacin Gentian violet

KJMM 2006 September;11(3):163-165(3). Epub 2016 February 19
Copyright © 2006 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Beom Joon Kim; Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University College of Medicine
Hee Jin Byun; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Dong Hun Lee; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Soyun Cho; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Myeung Nam Kim; Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine
Byung In Ro; Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine
Yang Won Lee; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine
Yong Beom Choe; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine
Kyu Joong Ahn; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine

Corresponding

Yang Won Lee, Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine. Tel: (02) 2030-5170, Fax: (02) 2030-5179, e-mail: nbprizer@naver.com

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Acknowledgements

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Beom Joon Kim

Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University College of Medicine

Hee Jin Byun

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine

Dong Hun Lee

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine

Soyun Cho

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine

Myeung Nam Kim

Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine

Byung In Ro

Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine

Yang Won Lee

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine

Yong Beom Choe

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine

Kyu Joong Ahn

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University, College of Medicine

Since epub date 2016 February 19