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Imatinib-induced eruptive nevi

Lamiaa Hamie1, Rayah Touma Sawaya2, Ossama Abbas1

  • 1Department of Dermatology, American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon.

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology
|March 26, 2021
PubMed

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Imatinib mesylate, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, can cause skin side effects. This report details the first documented case of imatinib-induced eruptive nevi in a young patient with leukaemia.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Dermatology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Imatinib mesylate is a crucial tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for treating various cancers.
  • Cutaneous side effects are common with imatinib mesylate, including pigmentary changes.
  • Eruptive melanocytic nevi are known side effects of other TKIs but have not been previously linked to imatinib.
Keywords:
eruptive nevimelanocytic nevityrosine kinase inhibitors

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