Complications of therapy in cancer patients: Case 3. Toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by oral phenobarbital and whole-brain radiotherapy in a breast cancer patient

J Clin Oncol. 2004 Nov 15;22(22):4649-51. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.05.003.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Cranial Irradiation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenobarbital / adverse effects*
  • Phenobarbital / therapeutic use
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Seizures / prevention & control
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / etiology*
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / pathology

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Phenobarbital