"Liquid elbows" due to afatinib administration

Respir Med Case Rep. 2017 Jun 23:22:64-66. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.06.013. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Non-small cell lung cancer adenocarcinoma in the past decade has targeted therapies as the cornerstone for therapy. In specific patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation have three different therapy approaches with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors: erlotinib, gefitinib and afatinib. Nowadays we can use tyrosine kinase inhibitors as second line treatment for squamous cell carcinoma. We present a case with a patient with squamous cell carcinoma receiving afatinib tyrosine kinase inhibitor who presented elbow bursitis or olecranon bursitis in both elbows.

Keywords: Afatinib; Elbow bursitis; Olecranon bursitis; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

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  • Case Reports