Management of Cyclosporine-worsening acral erythema

Authors

  • Chayanee Likitwattananurak DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
  • Waroonphan Leecharoen DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
  • Waranya Boonchai DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Keywords:

Acral erythema, cyclosporine

Abstract

LIKITWATTANANURAK C, LEECHAROEN W. BOONCHAI W. MANAGEMENT OF CYCLOSPORINE-WORSENING ACRAL. THAI J DERMATOL 2020; 36: 15-19.

DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Acral erythema is one of the acral variants of toxic erythema caused by chemotherapy. Our patient demonstrated acral erythema secondary to cytosine arabinoside. During stem cell transplantation, cyclosporine administration was given, but it worsened the acral erythema. We suggest that a new, easy, and effective treatment to relieve the symptoms is simply a decreased cyclosporine infusion rate. We report the infrequent cutaneous adverse effects of worsening acral erythema caused by cyclosporine infusion and its management.

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Published

2020-03-18

How to Cite

Likitwattananurak, C., Leecharoen, W., & Boonchai, W. (2020). Management of Cyclosporine-worsening acral erythema. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 36(1), 15–19. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/221529

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Case Report