Management of a Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction to IV Etoposide in a Woman with a Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report

• Autors principals: David Starks (Autor), Deborah Prinz (Autor), Amy Armstrong (Autor), Lindsay Means (Autor), Steven Waggoner (Autor), Robert DeBernardo (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Type I hypersensitivity reactions to intravenous administration of etoposide are extremely rare. Etoposide is an essential component of several chemotherapy regimens used in gynecologic oncology, and discontinuation of this drug during a course of treatment should only be due to severe patient intol...