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Cetuximab-induced Crusted Pustular Eruption with Patchy Alopecia

Abstract

A 52-year-old man with recurrent metastatic rectal carcinoma being treated with cetuximab presented to the emergency department with a diffuse papulopustular eruption on the face, scalp, chest, and groin, accompanied by patchy alopecia of the scalp and facial hair.