Palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome due to 5-fluorouracil therapy--an underestimated toxic event?

Acta Oncol. 1997;36(6):653-4. doi: 10.3109/02841869709001331.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Erythema / chemically induced*
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Paresthesia / chemically induced*
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil