Palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mandana Chitsazan, M.D. [2]

Overview

The most common and established risk factors are chemotherapeutic agents. The severity of the condition depends on the dose and frequency of the agent.

Risk Factors

Exposure to chemotherapeutic agents has been proven to be an established risk factor.
It has a direct relation with the dose of and duration of exposure to chemotherapeutic agents.
The data is limited to support any other associated risk factors as the pathophysiology of palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia.

References

Overview