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Cytomegalovirus enterocolitis in a patient with dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency after capecitabine treatment: A case report
INTRODUCTION: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is widely used for cancer treatment. The reduced activity of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), the key enzyme in 5-FU inactivation, increases a patient’s risk of developing severe 5-FU related toxicity. However, screening for DPD deficiency is rarely performe...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6403100/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30831507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.02.022 |