Open AccessCutaneous adverse reactions of chemotherapy in cancer patients: A clinicoepidemiological study
Author(s) -
Saumita Ghosh Biswal,
Rajesh Dutt Mehta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_65_17
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , chemotherapy , exfoliative dermatitis , docetaxel , cancer , combination chemotherapy , toxic epidermal necrolysis
The diagnosis of cutaneous adversities in the cancer patient is especially difficult, given the complexity of their illness and combination protocols used for the treatment. The present study was undertaken to know the spectrum of cutaneous adversities in patients undergoing chemotherapy and the drug(s) most commonly associated with it.