A 63‐Year‐Old Man with Skin Eruptions

Olanzapine-induced Skin Eruptions

Adverse cutaneous reactions are known to occur with psychotropic medications, which may lead to poor drug compliance. As compared to other group of psychotropics, there is relatively scarce literature on olanzapine-induced skin eruptions. We present a case of a 39-year-old man diagnosed with first episode mania and alcohol dependence syndrome who was started on tablet olanzapine which leads to ...

Itching in Syphilitic Skin Eruptions

Patient with AIDS and acute circinate skin eruptions.

Figure 1. A polycyclic, papular eruption on the face. A 24-year-old transgender woman with Treacher-Collins syndrome (mandibulofacial dysostosis) and AIDS (CD4 + cell count, 151 cells/mm 3) presented with a 1-month history of a pruritic, mildly erythematous, polycyclic papular eruption distributed diffusely over her face. She had no history of any similar eruptions and no history of facial impl...

RASopathic Skin Eruptions during Vemurafenib Therapy

PURPOSE Vemurafenib is a potent inhibitor of V600 mutant BRAF with significant impact on progression-free and overall survival in advanced melanoma. Cutaneous side effects are frequent. This single-center observational study investigates clinical and histological features of these class-specific cutaneous adverse reactions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were all treated with Vemurafenib 960 m...

Chronic skin eruptions preceding a cavitating lung lesion.

A24-year-old woman had been followed since 1984 at another institution for recurring skin lesions. The lesions were nonpruritic and would begin as papules before rupturing and becoming necrotic. An initial skin biopsy had been interpreted as being consistent with infected sebaceous cysts. The lesions persisted despite treatment. One episode of otitis media occurred. Symptoms compatible with pur...