Open AccessManagement of Paclitaxel-Induced Hand-Foot Syndrome
Author(s) -
Hussein Assi,
Zeina Ayoub,
Sara Jaber,
Hassan Sibai,
Nagi S. El Saghir
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000352097
Subject(s) - medicine , paclitaxel , dysesthesia , erythema , dermatology , gynecology , chemotherapy , surgery
Hand-foot syndrome (HFS), also known as acral erythema or palmoplantar dysesthesia, is a manifestation of painful erythema and dysesthesia mostly occurring in the palms and soles. Although many chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to cause HFS, it remains an uncommon adverse cutaneous manifestation of paclitaxel.