Chronic paronychia associated with fluconazole use in two pediatric patients with coccidioidomycosis

Abstract

Azoles are frequently used to treat systemic mycoses but have been associated with a number of adverse effects of the skin and skin appendages. Herein we describe two cases of chronic paronychia in pediatric patients receiving fluconazole for coccidioidomycosis. Their clinical characteristics are described, and the literature reviewed.