Small vessel vasculitis related to 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 862-863

  Pellegrini, Federico ^a   Astorino, Stefano ^a   Castaldi, Nadia ^a   Fassone, Flavia ^a   Pasquini, Paola ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; OXALIPLATIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CARCINOMA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HAND FOOT SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL VESSEL VASCULITIS;

AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LEUCOVORIN; MALE; VASCULITIS, LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC, CUTANEOUS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 78649833377     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1117     Document Type: Letter

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