| Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema | |
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| Other names | Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia, hand-foot syndrome |
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| Pictures of hands on capecitabine | |
| Specialty | Dermatology  |
Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema, also known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia or hand-foot syndrome is reddening, swelling, numbness and desquamation (skin sloughing or peeling) on palms of the hands and soles of the feet (and, occasionally, on the knees, elbows, and elsewhere) that can occur after chemotherapy in patients with cancer. Hand-foot syndrome is also rarely seen in sickle-cell disease. These skin changes usually are well demarcated. Acral erythema typically disappears within a few weeks after discontinuation of the offending drug.[1][2]
- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.: 132
- ^ Rosenbeck L, Kiel PJ (2011). "Images in clinical medicine. Palmar-plantar rash with cytarabine therapy". N. Engl. J. Med. 364 (3): e5. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm1006530. PMID 21247311.