5-Fluorouracil-Induced Reticular Hyperpigmentation
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[5-Fluorouracil-induced reticular hyperpigmentation].
superficial dermis with occasional melanophages (Figure 3). The patient continued to receive cycles of chemotherapy, with no observed increase in pigmentation, until completing the treatment after 11 infusions. Five months after the last cycle of chemotherapy and 8 months after the appearance of the hyperpigmentation, no pigmentation was seen on the palms of the hands, and the reticular pigment...
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(08)70319-6