Dermatological Toxicity of Hydroxycarbamide

Hydroxycarbamide is an antitumor agent mainly used for treatment of Ph-negative myeloproliferative disorders and sickle cell disease. The development of skin ulcers is a rare but serious adverse event in long-term antitumor therapy. Hydroxycarbamide-induced ulcers are often multiple and bilateral, and usually occur in the lower legs, although they can occur in other regions of the body. The ulcers are small-sized and shallow with sharp margins and yellow fibrine-covered base. They cause constant severe, difficult to treat pain which is a characteristic sign. The drug withdrawal usually leads to spontaneous healing of ulcers. Regular dermatologic screening must be obligatory for all the patients receiving hydroxycarbamide. The present paper provides a literature review on dermatological toxicity of hydroxycarbamide and a clinical case description.

• Irina Nikolaevna Subortseva National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• A.L. Melikyan National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• E.A. Gilyazitdinova National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• T.I. Kolosheinova National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• E.I. Pustovaya National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• E.K. Egorova National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• A.M. Kovrigina National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• A.B. Sudarikov National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167
• A.O. Abdullaev National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167 ; ФГБУ «НМИЦ гематологии» Минздрава России, Новый Зыковский пр-д, д. 4а, Москва, Российская Федерация, 125167

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