TY - JOUR
T1 - "hand-foot" syndrome-an unusual case of Plantar pathology presenting to a burns unit
AU - Goutos, Ioannis
AU - Kaniorou-Larai, Magdalini
AU - Dziewulski, Peter
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Hand-foot or palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome is an infrequent complication of chemotherapy treatment. Patients present to a variety of disciplines, including burns specialists for treatment. The majority of patients respond to a combination of appropriate adjustments to their chemotherapy regimen and topical supportive therapy to the affected areas. We report a case of the syndrome referred for assessment and treatment to our burns unit and overview the differential diagnoses of palmar/plantar epidermal loss.
AB - Hand-foot or palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome is an infrequent complication of chemotherapy treatment. Patients present to a variety of disciplines, including burns specialists for treatment. The majority of patients respond to a combination of appropriate adjustments to their chemotherapy regimen and topical supportive therapy to the affected areas. We report a case of the syndrome referred for assessment and treatment to our burns unit and overview the differential diagnoses of palmar/plantar epidermal loss.
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U2 - 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181a28dc0
DO - 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181a28dc0
M3 - Article
C2 - 19349881
AN - SCOPUS:67849119538
SN - 1559-047X
VL - 30
SP - 529
EP - 532
JO - Journal of Burn Care and Research
JF - Journal of Burn Care and Research
IS - 3
ER -