Capecitabine-induced lichenoid drug eruption: a case report
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2017
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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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Gehlhausen, Jeff R; Strausburg, Matthew B; Aouthmany, Mouhammad; Katona, Terrence M; & Turner, Matthew J. (2017). Capecitabine-induced lichenoid drug eruption: a case report. Dermatology Online Journal, 23(2). doj_33962. Retrieved from: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/75n8m2zq
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