Tegafur-induced acral hyperpigmentation

Vera Teixeira; Ricardo Vieira; Américo Figueiredo

doi:10.4081/dr.2011.e30

Tegafur-induced acral hyperpigmentation

https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e30

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011)

Submitted: 23 August 2011
Accepted: 24 August 2011

Published: 30 September 2011

tegafur, 5-fluorouracil, acral hyperpigmentation

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Vera Teixeira
verafmup@hotmail.com
University Coimbra Hospital, Portugal.
Ricardo Vieira Department of Dermatology, Coimbra University Hospital, Portugal.
Américo Figueiredo Department of Dermatology, Coimbra University Hospital, Portugal.

Tegafur is a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) with a similar spectrum of antitumor activity. It is used in the treatment of advanced gastrointestinal neoplasms. Over 5-FU, tegafur has the advantage of oral administration and less hematologic toxicity. Gastrointestinal toxicity is its main dose-limiting factor. The cutaneous adverse effects of tegafur include mucositis, photosensitivity, diffuse or nail-restricted hyperpigmentation, palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, palmoplantar keratoderma, sclerodactyly and Raynaud phenomenon. We report here the case of a patient who developed acral hyperpigmentation during treatment with tegafur.

Vera Teixeira, University Coimbra Hospital

Department of Dermatology

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Teixeira, V., Vieira, R., & Figueiredo, A. (2011). Tegafur-induced acral hyperpigmentation. Dermatology Reports, 3(2), e30. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e30