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Nail disorders linked to alcohol?
by buginson, May 11, 2007 12:00AM
Hi. I'm a 27 year old male who used to drink about 8 units a night for 3 years, recently i got into a big problem with it and sometimes drank more than this but stopped drinking heavly in january.
I have recently noticed my toe nails are whitish with red bands at the top (terrys nails?) and my finger nails show white bands in the upper area.
I went to the doctors and got a blood test and a stool test, both were refered as fine by my doctor and now i only drink about 8 units a week.
1.Could these nail problems be from drinking?
2.Is this serious as my LFT came out fine?
3.Will these nail changes go away, as i'm in remission from drinking?
4.I have heard about a drug called Sulfasalazine that they belive could reverse cirrhosis, Is there anywhere i can get more information on this and when will clinical trials start?
I have recently noticed my toe nails are whitish with red bands at the top (terrys nails?) and my finger nails show white bands in the upper area.
I went to the doctors and got a blood test and a stool test, both were refered as fine by my doctor and now i only drink about 8 units a week.
1.Could these nail problems be from drinking?
2.Is this serious as my LFT came out fine?
3.Will these nail changes go away, as i'm in remission from drinking?
4.I have heard about a drug called Sulfasalazine that they belive could reverse cirrhosis, Is there anywhere i can get more information on this and when will clinical trials start?
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Sulfasalazine has been found, in recent British research, to reverse or prevent the scar tissue in cirrhosis of the liver. What happens is the cells that cause the scar tissue to form also give off proteins that prevent the break down of the scar tissue, sulfasalazine appears to distract or stop the production of the proteins so that the sar tissue is allowd to break down. Also, a study at the University of Newcastle found that the drug can aid in healing cirrhosis of the liver.
I don't know where you live but the clinical trials in the US are probably not going to start testing the action of sulfasalazine on the liver for quite some time. The US is much more concerned about rheumatoid arthritis. If I remember correctly there are two trials with this drug, one still recruiting and one that has not yet begun recruiting . You can check at clinicaltrials.gov
let me know if you found what you are looking for,
xoxo- D.