Lethal 5-fluorouracil toxicity in a colorectal patient with severe dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency

Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Mar;31(3):699-701. doi: 10.1007/s00384-015-2191-0. Epub 2015 Mar 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency / complications*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Fluorouracil