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Blepharitis and trichomegaly induced by cetuximab

This report describes the case of a 41-year old woman in treatment for advanced colorectal cancer who developed severe bilateral blepharitis and trichomegaly after the second dose of cetuximab. Cetuximab-related eyelid toxicity has been described previously; however, its pathogenesis has not yet been clearly established.

Leprosy; Leprosy, lepromatous; Leprosy, borderline


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