CHEMOTHERAPY ACRAL ERYTHEMA

Course overview

ACRAL ERYTHEMA IS ALSO KNOWN AS PALMAR-PLANTAR ERYTHRODYSESTHESIA (PPE), PALMOPLANTAR ERYTHRODYSESTHESIA, HAND-FOOT SYNDROME (HFS), OR BURGDORF REACTION. IT IS CAUSED BY CLASSIC CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND NEWER MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPIES AND CHARACTERIZED BY INTENSE, PAINFUL ERYTHEMA OF THE PALMS AND SOLES THAT CAN PROGRESS TO VESICLES OR BULLAE. THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONDITION AND ADEQUATE MANAGEMENT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.