Clostridium difficile Colitis and Neutropenic Fever Associated with Docetaxel Chemotherapy in a Patient with Advanced Extramammary Paget's Disease

• Main Authors: Yumi Nonomura (Author), Atsushi Otsuka (Author), Yuichiro Endo (Author), Akihiro Fujisawa (Author), Miki Tanioka (Author), Kenji Kabashima (Author), Yoshiki Miyachi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extramammary Paget's disease is a rare cutaneous malignant neoplasm. Previous studies indicated the efficacy of docetaxel in advanced cases. The common side effects of docetaxel are usually tolerable and seldom life-threatening. We experienced a case of severe pseudomembranous colitis and neutr...