Erlotinib Induced Vasculitis
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Erlotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and is approved in lung cancer especially in adenocarcinoma of lung with mutated EGFR. It has got minimal side effects, the most common toxicity being rash. We present a case of life threatening vasculitis caused by the same agent. This is the first case of vasculitis caused by erlotinib in the literature.
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Dr. Ansar Hussain Hakeem
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