TY - JOUR
T1 - A case report of a cutaneous mucinous reaction associated with erlotinib therapy used in the treatment of metastatic tonsillar sinus squamous cell carcinoma
AU - Freemyer, Benjamin D.
AU - Torres-Cabala, Carlos A.
AU - Patel, Anisha B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Cutaneous mucinoses are a diverse group of diseases that are occasionally seen in the context of an adverse drug reaction. We report the case of a 59-year-old male who presented with an asymptomatic, acneiform rash on his forehead, scalp, nose, upper chest, and upper back that had developed after treatment with erlotinib therapy used in the treatment of metastatic tonsillar sinus squamous cell carcinoma. Biopsy of these lesions demonstrated atypical histology that had features of both follicular mucinosis and myxedema. This histologic phenomenon is a rare drug reaction that has not previously been described in association with erlotinib.
AB - Cutaneous mucinoses are a diverse group of diseases that are occasionally seen in the context of an adverse drug reaction. We report the case of a 59-year-old male who presented with an asymptomatic, acneiform rash on his forehead, scalp, nose, upper chest, and upper back that had developed after treatment with erlotinib therapy used in the treatment of metastatic tonsillar sinus squamous cell carcinoma. Biopsy of these lesions demonstrated atypical histology that had features of both follicular mucinosis and myxedema. This histologic phenomenon is a rare drug reaction that has not previously been described in association with erlotinib.
KW - Acneiform
KW - Adverse drug reaction
KW - Cutaneous mucinosis
KW - Erlotinib
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U2 - 10.4103/JIPO.JIPO_21_19
DO - 10.4103/JIPO.JIPO_21_19
M3 - Article
C2 - 35756178
AN - SCOPUS:85102852242
SN - 2666-2345
VL - 3
SP - 31
EP - 33
JO - Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology
JF - Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology
IS - 1
ER -