Capecitabine-induced lichenoid drug eruption: a case report.
Dermatol Online J
; 23(2)2017 Feb 15.
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| ID: mdl-28329488
ABSTRACT
Capecitabine is a 5-fluorouracil basedchemotherapeutic drug widely used in the treatmentof solid tumors, especially colorectal and breast. Someof the most common side effects of capecitabine arecutaneous in nature, including hand-foot syndrome(palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia). Several reports inthe literature link capecitabine use with photosensitivelichenoid eruptions. Herein, we present a case ofcapecitabine-induced lichenoid eruption in an elderlyfemale with metastatic breast cancer and discuss ourfindings in relationship to previously reported cases ofthis and other capecitabine-induced skin pathologies.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Erupções Liquenoides
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Toxidermias
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Capecitabina
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Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatol Online J
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article