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Flutamide photosensitivity ‐ residual vitiliginous lesions
Author(s) -
Vilaplana J.,
Romaguera C.,
Azon A.,
Lecha M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05655.x
Subject(s) - flutamide , photosensitivity , dermatology , medicine , antiandrogen , prostate cancer , cancer , materials science , optoelectronics , androgen receptor
A case of flutamide photosensitivity is reported in a patient receiving treatment for prostate cancer. Photopatch testing with flutamide at 10 and 20% in acetone was positive and controls negative. Other reports in the literature indicate that flutamide photosensitivity can be produced either by UV‐A or UV‐B, but the small number of reports and the differences in the tests performed do not allow the specific characteristics of flutamide photosensitivity to be established. Presently it would be advisable, due to the frequent use of this drug, to include flutamide in the investigation of photosensitive patients.