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Generalized xerotic dermatitis with neutrophilic spongiosis induced by erlotinib (Tarceva)

Published inDermatology, vol. 216, no. 3, p. 247-249
Publication date2008
Abstract

Erlotinib is a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is used as an anticancer agent. Most patients develop a pustular facial dermatitis within the first week of treatment. Pyogenic granulomas of the nail folds are another typical adverse event occurring in about 10-15% of cases. We report on a patient who developed a generalized dermatitis characterized by neutrophilic spongiosis. Neutrophilic inflammation has been observed in several drugs that interfere with EGFR signaling, suggesting a class effect. The present case may be yet another manifestation of this particular reaction pattern.

Keywords
  • Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
  • Carcinoma Renal Cell/drug therapy/secondary
  • Dermatitis/etiology/pathology
  • Drug Eruptions/etiology/pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms/drug therapy/pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutrophils
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors/adverse effects
  • Quinazolines/adverse effects
  • Receptor Epidermal Growth Factor/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Skin/pathology
Citation (ISO format)
LUBBE, Jann, MASOUYÉ, Isabelle, DIETRICH, Pierre-Yves. Generalized xerotic dermatitis with neutrophilic spongiosis induced by erlotinib (Tarceva). In: Dermatology, 2008, vol. 216, n° 3, p. 247–249. doi: 10.1159/000112936
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