title: Hand foot syndrome associated with standard dose cytarabine.
abstract: Hand-foot syndrome, is a side effect of cytotoxic chemotherapy, causes erythema, dysthesias, swelling of palms and soles and sometimes blisters. Rarely, it may ulcerate. The most commonly used drug that frequently causes this reaction is 5-fluorouracil or its prodrug oral capecitabine. High dose cytarabine is known to cause HFS. Here we report a case of HFS caused by standard dose cytarabine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Saphalta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baghmar
keywords: Cytarabine; hand-foot syndrome; palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia