Toxic epidermal necrolysis after the use of high-dose cytosine arabinoside
Tarih
2001Yazar
Celkan, Tülin Tıraje
YILDIZ, inci
APAK, Hilmi
YUKSEL, Leyla
OZKAN, A
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We report a fatal case of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) resulting from a high dose of cytosine arabinoside (ARA-C), A 13-year-old girl with acute lymphocytic leukemia was treated according to the protocol of the BFM Group (BFM-95, HRG), On the fifth day after administration of a high dose of ARA-C (2 g/m(2) intravenously every 12 hours), she developed bullous lesions on the hands and soles that disseminated, evolving to necrosis, sepsis, and death on the 22nd day, ARA-C is frequently associated with dermatologic toxicity, but this is only the second case of toxic epidermal necrolysis described in connection with this drug.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/68633https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.018001038.x
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