Annals of Oncology 14:340, 2003
© 2003 European Society for Medical Oncology
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Fatal herpes simplex virus hepatitis complicating chemotherapy with weekly docetaxel
1 Medical Department, St. Claraspital, Basel; 2 Institute of Pathology, University Hospitals Basel, Switzerland
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We report a 50-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 3.5 years ago. Her most recent treatment for liver and lymph node metastases was docetaxel given on a weekly schedule. Standard prophylaxis with dexamethasone