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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 41
| Issue : 4 | Page : 203-204 |
Docetaxel-induced photolichenoid eruption
Biju Vasudevan1, M.P.S. Sawhney1, Nitu Sharma2
1 Department of Dermatology, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Pathology, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Biju Vasudevan
Department of Dermatology, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.56065
A 58-year-old man presented with complaints of blackish discoloration of forearms and face of five months duration. The lesions occurred episodically after taking anti-cancer medications, each episode lasting for two weeks. Histopathology confirmed a lichenoid eruption. Photolichenoid eruption to docetaxel is a dermatological adverse effect not reported in literature earlier.
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