Heliotrope-like eruption mimicking dermatomyositis in a patient treated with imatinib mesylate for chronic myeloid leukemia

Int J Dermatol. 2006 Oct;45(10):1249-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02930.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Benzamides
  • Dermatomyositis / chemically induced*
  • Dermatomyositis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology*
  • Drug Eruptions / pathology
  • Exanthema / chemically induced*
  • Exanthema / pathology
  • Humans
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Piperazines / adverse effects*
  • Pyrimidines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzamides
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Imatinib Mesylate