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Preferred term

Hand-Foot Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Chemotherapy-induced dermal side effects that are associated with the use of various CYTOSTATIC AGENTS. Symptoms range from mild ERYTHEMA and/or PARESTHESIA to severe ulcerative dermatitis with debilitating pain involving typically palmoplantar and intertriginous areas. These cutaneous manifestations are sometimes accompanied by nail anomalies.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chemotherapy-Induced Acral Erythema
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Palmoplantar Erythrodysesthesia

In other languages

  • French

  • EPP (Érythrodysesthésie PalmoPlantaire)
  • Érythème des extrémités chimio-induit
  • Érythème des extrémités induit par la chimiothérapie
  • Érythrodysesthésie palmoplantaire
  • Érythrodysesthésie palmoplantaire chimio-induite
  • Érythrodysesthésie palmoplantaire induite par la chimiothérapie

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R41WDD7D-Z

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