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Penile Involvement with Hand-Foot Syndrome

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Hand-foot syndrome, or palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia, is a chemotherapy-induced cutaneous reaction typically characterized by painful erythema of the palms and soles followed by desquamation and exfoliation in those areas. This report represents the first case of hand-foot syndrome associated with penile erythema, pain, and desquamation in addition to the classic hand and sole findings.

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Sorscher, S.M. Penile Involvement with Hand-Foot Syndrome. Am J Clin Dermatol 5, 209–210 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128071-200405030-00010

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