TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2008 , Vol 23 , Num 3
Atypic hand and foot syndrome due to capecitabine therapy: a case report
Eylem KARATAY, Erdem AKBAL, Dicle KOCA, Gülsüm GÖNÜLALAN, Mustafa ALTINBAŞ
Dışkapı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, Ankara Hand-foot syndrome, also known as palmar-plantar dysesthesia, is a drug reaction characterized by dysesthesia, erythema, and edema desquamation in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Cytarabine, docetaxel, ARA-C, capecitabine and 5-FU are the drugs related with hand-foot syndrome. In our case, erythema and edema desquamation developed on the dorsal area of the hand and wrist after capecitabine treatment. The lesion is reported because its location is rare and it has not been reported before. Keywords : Hand-foot syndrome; capecitabine