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Cetuximab-induced crusted pustular eruption with patchy alopecia
Ryan Fischer1, Joseph Blackmon, Anand Rajpara
1University of Kansas Medical Center. rfischer3@kumc.edu.
Dermatology Online Journal
|December 20, 2014
Summary
A patient experienced a severe skin reaction, including a widespread rash and hair loss, while undergoing treatment for metastatic rectal cancer with cetuximab. This highlights a significant side effect of this targeted cancer therapy.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Oncology
Background:
- Metastatic rectal carcinoma requires advanced treatment strategies.
- Cetuximab is a targeted therapy used for certain cancers, including rectal carcinoma.
- Adverse skin reactions are known side effects of cetuximab therapy.
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