Severe acral erythrodysesthesia and docetaxel

Justin Bagorane, Mohammed El Fadli, Gustave Negamiyimana, Ephraim Lonté Kintossou, Ganiou Adjade, Kalil Cisse, Nada Benhima, Rhizlane Belbaraka

Department of Medical Oncology, CHU Mohammed VI, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco

Corresponding author: Justin Bagorane, MD

Submission: 29.08.2020; Acceptance: 31.10.2020

DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20212.25

Cite this article: Bagorane J, El Fadli M, Negamiyimana G, Kintossou EL, Adjade G, Cisse K, Benhima N, Belbaraka R. Severe acral erythrodysesthesia and docetaxel. Our Dermatol Online. 2021;12(2):197.

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Acral erythrodysesthesia can have a serious impact on the patient’s quality of life and on their ability to continue or complete treatment [1].

We report a case of a 42-year-old female followed for breast cancer: cT4d N2 M0; RH + / HER2 3+. She received neoadjuvant chemotherapy based on anthracycline sequentially by docetaxel associated with trastuzumab and pertuzumab in HER2 dual-blocking strategy. The evolution was marked, after the first cycle of docetaxel dual-blocking, by the occurrence of severe skin toxicity in the form of acral erythrodysesthesia in the soles of the feet and causing the patient an inability to walk. (Figs. 1a and 1b). She was immediately referred to a plastic surgery department and was made aware of the physical measures to be observed for good remission of the skin toxicity. The administration of docetaxel treatment was immediately discontinued, after which the patient completed the treatment with paclitaxel.

Figure 1: (a-b) Grade III acral erythrodysesthesia in the soles of the feet, one week after the first dose of docetaxel–trastuzumab–pertuzumab chemotherapy.

Preventive measures and early recognition of acral erythrodysesthesia remain the essential strategies to ensure timely treatment and avoidance of dose reductions or treatment discontinuation [2].

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.