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Chemotherapy-induced Vascular Toxicity - Real-time In vivo Imaging of Vessel Impairment
Published on: January 7, 2015
[Adverse chemotherapy effects on skin and mucous membranes]
1Abteilung für Onkologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Abteilung Dermatologie, Kantonsspital Aarau. andreas.trojan@dim.usz.ch
Abstract:
Mucocutaneous side effects of chemotherapeutic agents are frequent, especially alopecia and stomatitis. The latter can be dose limiting or can endanger the patient in case of secondary infection. Nail changes and hyperpigmentation are cosmetically disturbing. For the diagnosis of the acral erythrodysesthesia syndrome and the neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis knowledge of the clinical presentation is required. Interaction of chemotherapeutic agents with radiotherapy or UV light can aggravate or cause skin changes like the radiation recall. Despite the completely different mode of action of new substances or immunotherapeutic agents like monoclonal antibodies the same range of side effects can be observed.
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