Toxic erythema of chemotherapy with periorbital and perioral involvement.
- Author:
Evelyn Yuxin TAY
1
;
Yen Loo LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singhealth Services, Singapore.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Antineoplastic Agents;
adverse effects;
Axilla;
Bone Neoplasms;
drug therapy;
Child;
Deoxycytidine;
adverse effects;
analogs & derivatives;
Erythema;
chemically induced;
Female;
Femur;
pathology;
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Lung Neoplasms;
drug therapy;
secondary;
Mouth;
drug effects;
Orbit;
drug effects;
Osteosarcoma;
drug therapy;
Taxoids;
adverse effects;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Singapore medical journal
2012;53(11):e244-6
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) refers to a group of chemotherapy-induced cutaneous toxicities. We present a case of TEC in an 11-year-old girl who received gemcitabine and docetaxel for osteosarcoma of the femur.
