Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis Induced by Erlotinib (Tarceva) with Superimposed Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infection in a Pancreatic Cancer Patient: A Case Report
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a rare acute reaction that is drug induced in 90% of the cases and characterized by a widespread, sterile pustular rash. Erlotinib, a small-molecule EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for patients with pancreatic cancer a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/338806 |