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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Feb 5;34(6):1340–1347. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16159

Table 3.

Clinico-histopathologic characteristics ofpatients with acute dAEsand skin biopsy performed during same-day outpatient dermatology consultation with targeted therapy interruption

Clinical diagnosis Anticancer therapy Histopathologic features and diagnosis

Grade 2 maculopapular rash BTK inhibitor Mild interface and superficial dermal perivascular lymphocytic dermatitis with evidence of mild vascular damage, consistent with a drug reaction.
Grade 2 maculopapular Fig. 2(a) EGFR inhibitor Perivascular lymphocytic dermatitis with scattered eosinophils, consistent with a drug hypersensitivity reaction.
Grade 2 maculopapular rash Fig. 2(b) ERK inhibitor Interface, perivascular and interstitial lympho-eosinophilic dermatitis with evidence of mild vascular damage, consistent with a drug hypersensitivity reaction.
Grade 3 maculopapular rash Fig. 2 (c) mTOR protein inhibitor Mixed pattern dermatitis with eosinophils, consistent with a drug reaction.