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Drug eruption due to intravesical instillations of both epirubicin and mitomycin C.

Abstract
We present the first patient to develop drug eruption due to intravesical instillations of both epirubicin and mitomycin C. A 58-year-old-man underwent transurethral resection (TUR) for superficial bladder carcinoma followed by instillations of intravesical chemotherapy. Immediately after TUR, the first instillation of epirubicin was performed. Two days after the first instillation, the patient developed generalized erythema of the face, trunk, upper and lower limbs. Two days after the second instillation, the patient developed severe generalized erythema and was diagnosed as having drug eruption due to intravesical instillations of epirubicin by the dermatologist. Instead of epirubicin, mitomycin C was instilled 2 weeks postoperatively. Two days after the first instillation of mitomycin C, the patient again developed severe generalized erythema and was diagnosed as having drug eruption due to intravesical instillation of mitomycin C. Drug eruption after the first instillation of epirubicin might have been due to drug toxicity of the agent. However, drug eruptions after the second instillation of epirubicin and the first instillation of mitomycin C might have been due to allergic reactions to the drugs. The patient has not received any further intravesical chemotherapy and has not demonstrated any such a drug eruption again.
AuthorsAkiou Okumura, Naoto Oishi, Kenzo Kaji, Tomoyoshi Imamura, Hideki Fuse
JournalThe Journal of dermatology (J Dermatol) Vol. 36 Issue 7 Pg. 419-22 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1346-8138 [Electronic] England
PMID19583691 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Epirubicin
  • Mitomycin
Topics
  • Administration, Intravesical
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Drug Eruptions (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Epirubicin (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitomycin (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms (drug therapy, surgery)

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