Saini Kriteeka, Sutaria Amita, Shah Bela, Brahmbhatt Vinita, Parmar Kirti
Department of Dermatology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Indian J Dermatol. 2019 Nov-Dec;64(6):471-475. doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_491_18.
Targeted chemotherapeutic drugs have led to a remarkable improvement in the survival of cancer patients but also have resulted in the increased incidence of uncommon but specific muco-cutaneous adverse effects.
This study aimed to highlight the spectrum of such cutaneous adverse drug reactions and to derive a causal association.
A hospital-based, descriptive study was carried out in the dermatology outpatient department between August 2016 and July 2018, on patients referred from the state cancer institute, who developed muco-cutaneous lesions after the initiation of targeted chemotherapeutic drugs.
A total of 80 patients, 59 (74%) males and 21 (26%) females of mean age 45.83 ± 16.37 years (range 4-70 years) developed one or more uncommon albeit specific muco-cutaneous adverse effects. Among them, papulopustular and acneiform eruptions were found in 21 patients (26.25%), and PRIDE complex was seen in 3 patients. Sixteen patients (20.00%) developed palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, 8 patients (10%) developed lichenoid drug eruption, and 5 patients (6.25%) developed flagellate dermatitis. Twenty-two (27.5%) patients showed nail changes, the most common, being melanonychia.
There has been a paradigm shift in the management of both hematopoietic and solid cancers with the advent of targeted chemotherapeutic drugs leading to an increase in uncommon and specific drug reactions. Early recognition of these decreases morbidity, improves quality of life, and allows continuation of the life saving chemotherapy.
靶向化疗药物显著提高了癌症患者的生存率,但也导致了罕见但特定的黏膜皮肤不良反应的发生率增加。
本研究旨在突出此类皮肤药物不良反应的范围,并得出因果关系。
2016年8月至2018年7月,在皮肤科门诊对从国家癌症研究所转诊的患者进行了一项基于医院的描述性研究,这些患者在开始使用靶向化疗药物后出现了黏膜皮肤病变。
共有80例患者,其中59例(74%)为男性,21例(26%)为女性,平均年龄45.83±16.37岁(范围4 - 70岁),出现了一种或多种罕见但特定的黏膜皮肤不良反应。其中,21例患者(26.25%)出现丘疹脓疱性和痤疮样皮疹,3例患者出现PRIDE综合征。16例患者(20.00%)出现掌跖红细胞感觉异常,8例患者(10%)出现苔藓样药疹,5例患者(6.25%)出现鞭毛虫皮炎。22例(27.5%)患者出现指甲改变,最常见的是甲下黑素沉着。
随着靶向化疗药物的出现,造血系统癌症和实体癌的治疗模式发生了转变,导致罕见和特定药物反应增加。早期识别这些反应可降低发病率,提高生活质量,并允许继续进行挽救生命的化疗。