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infiltration of chemotherapy

Sent to Health Experts November 5 2007 at 7:55 AM
   

while receiving an iv chemo treatment the needle backed out and the chemo was injected under the skin. would like to know possible side effects.

 

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Female, Age: 57, South Carolina

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surgery to remove damaged tissue at site.

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November 5 2007 at 7:57 AM (1 minute and 24 seconds later)
         
Hi,
Since you are online, could you please give some more information:

What drug was being given?

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November 5 2007 at 7:58 AM (1 minute and 44 seconds later)
         
she had lymphoma. all I know is it was called high dose chemo and she was in hospital to get it
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November 5 2007 at 8:19 AM (20 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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November 5 2007 at 8:32 AM (12 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
what I was interested in is that she went thru a period of time, while the drug was still in her arm, of delutional episodes where she was seeing and talking with people who where not there. the surgery was not performed for about six weeks. could the drugs have caused this to happen?
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November 5 2007 at 8:41 AM (9 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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No, that would not happen.

As I said, leakage will cause local symptoms in the site, but not systemic effects. The delusion, etc. may sometimes occur as a complication of some drugs used in chemotherapy, but not due to leakage of the agent.





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