Sezary syndrome treated with bexarotene: a case report
Autor: | L. Darrieux, G. Safa, O. Pennors-Quere |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Zdroj: | Oncologie. 12:132-134 |
ISSN: | 1765-2839 1292-3818 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10269-009-1115-4 |
Popis: | Sezary syndrome, the leukemic variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, carries a poor prognosis. Treating Sezary syndrome is always a challenge. We report the case of a patient with Sezary syndrome who was successfully treated with bexarotene, a novel subclass of retinoids. However, bexarotene treatment is associated with unavoidable side effects that must be known and anticipated |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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