Sorafenib induced eruptive melanocytic lesions.
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Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor FDA-approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell and hepatocellular carcinoma. Dermatologic side effects include hand-foot skin reaction, facial and scalp erythema and desquamation, splinter subungual hemorrhages, alopecia, pruritus, xerosis, keratoacanthomas, and squamous cell carcinomas. We report sudden eruption of melanocytic nevi diffusely in a patient receiving sorafenib.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Dermatology online journal
دوره 19 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013