Muehrcke's Lines

Muehrcke’s lines in an adolescent boy with Kawasaki disease

“…Muehrcke's lines are paired nonpalpable transverse white lines on nails that disappear on compression of nail beds. These are believed to occur secondary to abnormalities in nail vasculature during periods of metabolic stress [2]. These have previously been described in children with chronic malnutrition, hypoalbuminemia, liver disease, and cancer chemotherapy.…”

Muehrcke s Lines

“…liver diseases, renal insufficiency, or pellagra) and chemotherapy drugs (most frequently doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide). 1 , 3 , 4 Other causes not influenced by hypoalbuminemia have been proposed, such as ML induced by altitude in Mount Everest expeditions. 5 ML typically fade with digital compression and are expected to disappear as long as the serum albumin levels increase.…”

A Case of Beau's Lines at Even Intervals and Onycholysis Caused by Chemotherapy

“…Muehrcke's *Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; Tel: +81-59-232-1111, Ext. 6421; Fax: +81-59-231-5206; E-mail: kuroichi@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp lines are nonpalpable horizontal white lines and do not indent the nail itself [5].…”