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    Capecitabine-induced lichenoid drug eruption: a case report
    (University of California, 2017) Gehlhausen, Jeff R.; Strausburg, Matthew B.; Aouthmany, Mouhammad; Katona, Terrence M.; Turner, Matthew J.; Dermatology, School of Medicine
    Capecitabine is a 5-fluorouracil basedchemotherapeutic drug widely used in the treatmentof solid tumors, especially colorectal and breast. Someof the most common side effects of capecitabine arecutaneous in nature, including hand-foot syndrome(palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia). Several reports inthe literature link capecitabine use with photosensitivelichenoid eruptions. Herein, we present a case ofcapecitabine-induced lichenoid eruption in an elderlyfemale with metastatic breast cancer and discuss ourfindings in relationship to previously reported cases ofthis and other capecitabine-induced skin pathologies.