Open AccessA Multistep Voriconazole-Related Phototoxic Pathway May Lead to Skin Carcinoma: Results From a French Nationwide Study
Author(s) -
Olivier Épaulard,
Céline Villier,
Philippe Ravaud,
O. Chosidow,
Stéphane Blanche,
MarieFrance Mamzer,
Anne Thiébaut,
M.T. Leccia,
Olivier Lortholary
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit600
Subject(s) - voriconazole , medicine , phototoxicity , discontinuation , dermatology , surgery , gastroenterology , antifungal , biochemistry , chemistry , in vitro
Voriconazole long-term therapy is suspected to induce cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), as suggested by 18 case reports worldwide and 3 retrospective studies.
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