Hydroxyurea_dermopathy Knowpia

Hydroxyurea dermopathy
Hydroxyurea dermopathy
	Skeletal formula of the hydroxyurea molecule.
Specialty	Dermatology

Hydroxyurea dermopathy is caused by chronic use of hydroxyurea for chronic myelogenous leukemia, thrombocytosis, or psoriasis, and presents with skin lesions characteristic of dermatomyositis.^[1]^: 135

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^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.