Toxic epidermal necrolysis after cranial radiotherapy and anticonvulsant treatment: a case report

Cosar-Alas R., Caloglu M., YÜRÜT ÇALOĞLU V., SAYNAK M., Karagol H., KOÇAK Z., ...Daha Fazla

TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.156-160, 2006 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.156-160
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is rare, but, it has been known life treating reaction. It's a mucocutaneous reaction resulting from hypersensitivity to a variety of agents including most anticonvulsants. We report a case of TEN whit occured in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung carcinona before whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) and then received phenytoin (300 mg day-1).