A case of bilateral heel ulcers associated with hydroxyurea therapy for chronic myelogenous leukemia

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2000 Mar;30(3):159-62. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyd032.

Abstract

Bilateral heel skin ulcers developed in a 50-year-old male in the chronic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia who had been receiving hydroxyurea (HU) therapy for 3 years. Histological examination showed perivascular lymphocytic inflammation without vasculitis. After interruption of HU administration, the heel ulcers were completely resolved within 2 months. The clinical course strongly suggested that the heel ulcers were induced by long-term HU therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Foot Ulcer / chemically induced*
  • Foot Ulcer / pathology
  • Heel
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyurea / adverse effects*
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Hydroxyurea