Open AccessLeg ulcer with long‐term hydroxyurea use
Author(s) -
Ammad Ud Din Mohammad,
Hussain Syed Ather,
Jamshed Saad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3991
Subject(s) - medicine , anagrelide , hydroxycarbamide , drug , intensive care medicine , term (time) , dermatology , surgery , pharmacology , chemotherapy , essential thrombocythemia , polycythemia vera , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract Long‐term use of hydroxyurea can cause leg ulcers which usually do not heal unless the drug is discontinued. Patients should be counseled regarding alternative lines of treatment like anagrelide and pegylated‐interferon.