Acral erythema with oral methotrexate in a child

Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Sep-Oct;24(5):541-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00513.x.

Abstract

Acral erythema is a rare cutaneous reaction that has been associated with various chemotherapy regimens. Most occurrences have been described in adult patients. Recently, methotrexate has been implicated in the development of acral erythema; however, pediatric reports are few. All of the reports in the pediatric and adult literature have described patients receiving moderate to high-dose intravenous methotrexate. Here, we describe an instance of standard-dose oral methotrexate-associated acral erythema in a young girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and review the recent literature as it relates to pediatric patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Eruptions / pathology*
  • Erythema / chemically induced*
  • Erythema / pathology
  • Female
  • Hand
  • Humans
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Methotrexate / adverse effects*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Methotrexate