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Hydroxyurea-induced dermatomyositis-like eruption
Michael J Dacey1, Jeffrey P Callen
1Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|March 15, 2003
Abstract:
Hydroxyurea is a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent used for myelodysplasia. The adverse cutaneous effects due to hydroxyurea include leg ulcers, hyperpigmentation of the skin and nails, a lichen planus-like eruption, lupus erythematosus, and a dermatomyositis-like eruption. We present a case of hydroxyurea-induced dermatomyositis-like eruption and review the features of this entity as previously reported.