Capecitabine-induced lichenoid drug eruption: a case report.

Capecitabine-induced lichenoid drug eruption: a case report.
Dermatol Online J. 2017 Feb 15;23(2):
Authors: Gehlhausen JR, Strausburg MB, Aouthmany M, Katona TM, Turner MJ
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.
PMID: 28329488 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Dermatol Online J - February 15, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Gehlhausen JR, Strausburg MB, Aouthmany M, Katona TM, Turner MJ Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research