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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2013; 34(04): 333
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.125263
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Hand foot syndrome associated with standard dose cytarabine

Atul Sharma
Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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Saphalta Baghmar
Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Hand-foot syndrome, is a side effect of cytotoxic chemotherapy, causes erythema, dysthesias, swelling of palms and soles and sometimes blisters. Rarely, it may ulcerate. The most commonly used drug that frequently causes this reaction is 5-fluorouracil or its prodrug oral capecitabine. High dose cytarabine is known to cause HFS. Here we report a case of HFS caused by standard dose cytarabine.

Keywords

Cytarabine - hand-foot syndrome - palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia


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Article published online:
19 July 2021

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