Distal phalange necrosis: a severe manifestation of palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia is a cutaneous drug reaction induced by chemotherapy. We present a case of a patient with neurosensorial deficit affected by ovarian cancer who experienced a painless necrosis of a distal phalange of the hand during treatment with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. Palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia may be underestimated by physicians in paucisymptomatic patients.
Medical subject headings
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
- Doxorubicin
- Erythema
- Finger Phalanges
- Osteonecrosis
- Paresthesia