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Acneiform dermatitis

MedGen UID:
68607
•Concept ID:
C0234894
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acneiform Dermatitis; acneiform dermatitis; Rash acneiform
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006521

Definition

Cutaneous eruptions resembling acne, characterized by the presence of papulonodules, pustules, comedones, or cysts in the face, trunk, and extremities. Causes include infections and the use of certain medications (e.g., antibiotics and steroids). [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcneiform dermatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Serum creatine kinase elevation following tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in cancer patients: Symptoms, mechanism, and clinical management.
Zhang H, To KKW
Clin Transl Sci 2024 Nov;17(11):e70053. doi: 10.1111/cts.70053. PMID: 39473122Free PMC Article
The EMA assessment of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma harbouring the BRAFV600E mutation who have received prior therapy.
Trullas A, Delgado J, Koenig J, Fuerstenau U, Dedorath J, Hausmann S, Stock T, Enzmann H, Pignatti F
ESMO Open 2021 Feb;6(1):100031. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2020.100031. PMID: 33422765Free PMC Article
Differential diagnosis of facial acne on black skin.
Poli F
Int J Dermatol 2012 Nov;51 Suppl 1:24-6, 27-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05559.x. PMID: 23210948

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Older patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with afatinib in clinical practice: A subset analysis of the non-interventional GIDEON study.
Brueckl WM, Reck M, Schäfer H, Neben K, Griesinger F, Rawluk J, Krüger S, Kokowski K, Ficker JH, Möller M, Schueler A, Laack E
J Geriatr Oncol 2023 Jan;14(1):101394. Epub 2022 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.10.009. PMID: 36323612
Results of the non-small cell lung cancer part of a phase III, open-label, randomized trial evaluating topical corticosteroid therapy for facial acneiform dermatitis induced by EGFR inhibitors: stepwise rank down from potent corticosteroid (FAEISS study, NCCH-1512).
Nishino K, Fujiwara Y, Ohe Y, Saito R, Miyauchi E, Kobayashi T, Nakai Y, Takahashi T, Shibata T, Hamaguchi T, Kikuchi K, Yamazaki N, Fukuda H, Nozawa K, Kiyohara Y
Support Care Cancer 2021 May;29(5):2327-2334. Epub 2020 Sep 11 doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05765-7. PMID: 32918131Free PMC Article
Doublet BRAF/MEK inhibition versus single-agent BRAF inhibition in the management of BRAF-mutant advanced melanoma, biological rationale and meta-analysis of published data.
Abdel-Rahman O, ElHalawani H, Ahmed H
Clin Transl Oncol 2016 Aug;18(8):848-58. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s12094-015-1438-0. PMID: 26519363
Risk of selected dermatological toxicities in cancer patients treated with MEK inhibitors: a comparative systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abdel-Rahman O, ElHalawani H, Ahmed H
Future Oncol 2015;11(24):3307-19. Epub 2015 Nov 12 doi: 10.2217/fon.15.265. PMID: 26561878
Safety and pharmacokinetics of panitumumab in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors.
Doi T, Ohtsu A, Tahara M, Tamura T, Shirao K, Yamada Y, Otani S, Yang BB, Ohkura M, Ohtsu T
Int J Clin Oncol 2009 Aug;14(4):307-14. Epub 2009 Aug 25 doi: 10.1007/s10147-008-0855-2. PMID: 19705240

Diagnosis

Facial dermatitis in a healthy 9-year-old boy.
Hiep A, Gross E
JAAPA 2022 Sep 1;35(9):37-40. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000854540.40254.d0. PMID: 36007117
Molecular and Clinical Activity of CDX-3379, an Anti-ErbB3 Monoclonal Antibody, in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients.
Duvvuri U, George J, Kim S, Alvarado D, Neumeister VM, Chenna A, Gedrich R, Hawthorne T, LaVallee T, Grandis JR, Bauman JE
Clin Cancer Res 2019 Oct 1;25(19):5752-5758. Epub 2019 Jul 15 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-3453. PMID: 31308059Free PMC Article
Inhibition of EGFR, HER2, and HER3 signaling with AZD8931 in combination with anastrozole as an anticancer approach: Phase II randomized study in women with endocrine-therapy-naïve advanced breast cancer.
Johnston S, Basik M, Hegg R, Lausoontornsiri W, Grzeda L, Clemons M, Dreosti L, Mann H, Stuart M, Cristofanilli M
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2016 Nov;160(1):91-99. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3979-5. PMID: 27654971
Differential diagnosis of facial acne on black skin.
Poli F
Int J Dermatol 2012 Nov;51 Suppl 1:24-6, 27-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05559.x. PMID: 23210948
Chronic granulomatous disease: two members of a single family with different dermatologic manifestations.
Luis-Montoya P, Sáez-de Ocariz Mdel M, Vega-Memije ME
Skinmed 2005 Sep-Oct;4(5):320-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-9740.2005.03927.x. PMID: 16282759

Therapy

Facial dermatitis in a healthy 9-year-old boy.
Hiep A, Gross E
JAAPA 2022 Sep 1;35(9):37-40. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000854540.40254.d0. PMID: 36007117
The EMA assessment of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma harbouring the BRAFV600E mutation who have received prior therapy.
Trullas A, Delgado J, Koenig J, Fuerstenau U, Dedorath J, Hausmann S, Stock T, Enzmann H, Pignatti F
ESMO Open 2021 Feb;6(1):100031. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2020.100031. PMID: 33422765Free PMC Article
Doublet BRAF/MEK inhibition versus single-agent BRAF inhibition in the management of BRAF-mutant advanced melanoma, biological rationale and meta-analysis of published data.
Abdel-Rahman O, ElHalawani H, Ahmed H
Clin Transl Oncol 2016 Aug;18(8):848-58. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s12094-015-1438-0. PMID: 26519363
Dehydroepiandrosterone in systemic lupus erythematosus.
van Vollenhoven RF
Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2000 May;26(2):349-62. doi: 10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70142-3. PMID: 10768216
An open study of dehydroepiandrosterone in systemic lupus erythematosus.
van Vollenhoven RF, Engleman EG, McGuire JL
Arthritis Rheum 1994 Sep;37(9):1305-10. doi: 10.1002/art.1780370906. PMID: 7945493

Prognosis

Serum creatine kinase elevation following tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in cancer patients: Symptoms, mechanism, and clinical management.
Zhang H, To KKW
Clin Transl Sci 2024 Nov;17(11):e70053. doi: 10.1111/cts.70053. PMID: 39473122Free PMC Article
Efficacy, safety and genomic analysis of SCT200, an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody, in patients with fluorouracil, irinotecan and oxaliplatin refractory RAS and BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase Ⅱ study.
Yang L, Zhang W, Fan N, Cao P, Cheng Y, Zhu L, Luo S, Zong H, Bai Y, Zhou J, Deng Y, Ba Y, Liu T, Aili M, Yin X, Gu K, Dai G, Ying J, Shi J, Gao Y, Li W, Yu G, Xie L, Gai W, Wang Y, Meng P, Shi Y
EBioMedicine 2024 Feb;100:104966. Epub 2024 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.104966. PMID: 38217945Free PMC Article
Risk of selected dermatological toxicities in cancer patients treated with MEK inhibitors: a comparative systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abdel-Rahman O, ElHalawani H, Ahmed H
Future Oncol 2015;11(24):3307-19. Epub 2015 Nov 12 doi: 10.2217/fon.15.265. PMID: 26561878
Phase I dose-escalation study to determine the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of brivanib alaninate in combination with full-dose cetuximab in patients with advanced gastrointestinal malignancies who have failed prior therapy.
Garrett CR, Siu LL, El-Khoueiry A, Buter J, Rocha-Lima CM, Marshall J, LoRusso P, Major P, Chemidlin J, Mokliatchouk O, Velasquez L, Hayes W, Feltquate D, Syed S, Ford S, Kollia G, Galbraith S, Nuyten DS
Br J Cancer 2011 Jun 28;105(1):44-52. Epub 2011 May 31 doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.182. PMID: 21629245Free PMC Article
Chronic granulomatous disease: two members of a single family with different dermatologic manifestations.
Luis-Montoya P, Sáez-de Ocariz Mdel M, Vega-Memije ME
Skinmed 2005 Sep-Oct;4(5):320-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-9740.2005.03927.x. PMID: 16282759

Clinical prediction guides

Serum creatine kinase elevation following tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in cancer patients: Symptoms, mechanism, and clinical management.
Zhang H, To KKW
Clin Transl Sci 2024 Nov;17(11):e70053. doi: 10.1111/cts.70053. PMID: 39473122Free PMC Article
Results of an open-label phase 1b study of the ERK inhibitor MK-8353 plus the MEK inhibitor selumetinib in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
Stathis A, Tolcher AW, Wang JS, Renouf DJ, Chen LC, Suttner LH, Freshwater T, Webber AL, Nayak T, Siu LL
Invest New Drugs 2023 Jun;41(3):380-390. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s10637-022-01326-3. PMID: 37040046Free PMC Article
Selective Oral MEK1/2 Inhibitor Pimasertib: A Phase I Trial in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors.
Delord JP, Italiano A, Awada A, Aftimos P, Houédé N, Lebbé C, Pages C, Lesimple T, Dinulescu M, Schellens JHM, Leijen S, Rottey S, Kruse V, Kefford R, Faivre S, Gomez-Roca C, Scheuler A, Massimini G, Raymond E
Target Oncol 2021 Jan;16(1):37-46. doi: 10.1007/s11523-020-00768-0. PMID: 33170484
Differential diagnosis of facial acne on black skin.
Poli F
Int J Dermatol 2012 Nov;51 Suppl 1:24-6, 27-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05559.x. PMID: 23210948
Phase I dose-escalation study to determine the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of brivanib alaninate in combination with full-dose cetuximab in patients with advanced gastrointestinal malignancies who have failed prior therapy.
Garrett CR, Siu LL, El-Khoueiry A, Buter J, Rocha-Lima CM, Marshall J, LoRusso P, Major P, Chemidlin J, Mokliatchouk O, Velasquez L, Hayes W, Feltquate D, Syed S, Ford S, Kollia G, Galbraith S, Nuyten DS
Br J Cancer 2011 Jun 28;105(1):44-52. Epub 2011 May 31 doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.182. PMID: 21629245Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Doublet BRAF/MEK inhibition versus single-agent BRAF inhibition in the management of BRAF-mutant advanced melanoma, biological rationale and meta-analysis of published data.
Abdel-Rahman O, ElHalawani H, Ahmed H
Clin Transl Oncol 2016 Aug;18(8):848-58. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s12094-015-1438-0. PMID: 26519363
Risk of selected dermatological toxicities in cancer patients treated with MEK inhibitors: a comparative systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abdel-Rahman O, ElHalawani H, Ahmed H
Future Oncol 2015;11(24):3307-19. Epub 2015 Nov 12 doi: 10.2217/fon.15.265. PMID: 26561878

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