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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

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Biju Vasudevan
Department of Dermatology, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi
India

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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Vasudevan B, Sawhney M, Sharma N. Docetaxel-induced photolichenoid eruption.Indian J Pharmacol 2009;41:203-204


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Vasudevan B, Sawhney M, Sharma N. Docetaxel-induced photolichenoid eruption. Indian J Pharmacol [serial online] 2009 [cited 2023 Jun 4 ];41:203-204
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