Severe cutaneous interface drug eruption associated with bendamustine
Alamdari, H.S.; Pinter-Brown, L.; Cassarino, D.S.; Chiu, M.W.
Dermatology Online Journal 16(7): 1
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 20673529 Document Number: 646891
Bendamustine is an anti-neoplastic agent approved by the FDA in 2008 for use as monotherapy or in combination with other agents to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and progressed indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). In clinical trials and post-marketing safety reports administration of bendamustine with drugs that have known adverse reactions (i.e., allopurinol, rituximab) has been associated with rash, toxic skin reactions, and bullous exanthems. Here, we describe a patient with NHL who developed a severe cutaneous reaction associated with the administration of bendamustine. The severity of this drug eruption identifies an important adverse reaction with this drug and a potential cause for patient morbidity.