Docetaxel-induced hand and foot syndrome in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma

Docetaxel-induced hand and foot syndrome in a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma

Hand and foot syndrome (HFS) is a well-known complication of chemotherapeutic drugs given in a dose-dense manner. Our patient was a 52-year-old female with metastatic breast carcinoma on salvage chemotherapy regimen with docetaxel at a dose of 60 mg/m 2 . The patient had grade 3 HFS characterized by...

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Main Authors: Ravichandran Gurumurthi, Ramesh BV Nimmagadda, Subhashini Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Hand and foot syndrome
docetaxel-induced acral erythema
palmar - plantar erythrodysesthesia
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=5;spage=380;epage=382;aulast=Gurumurthi

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