A case of severe side effect due to muscle oil injections in combination with chemotherapy in a former bodybuilder.

Gro Gitz-JohansenAnne Birgitte AlsKristine Appel Uldall Pallesen

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

This case report presents an acute painful skin reaction several years after injection of site-enhancing oils (SEO) induced by chemotherapy. This case exemplifies the long-term dangerous side effects of the use of SEO, however treatable with prednisolone.

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case report
locally advanced
ultrasound guided
liver failure
drug induced
skeletal muscle
respiratory failure
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
fatty acid
radiation therapy
mechanical ventilation