title: Skin reactions to radiotherapy--a spectrum resembling erythema multiforme: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Eruptions resembling erythema multiforme associated with radiotherapy are rare. Although several case reports are cited in the older literature, only recently has this phenomenon been described in patients receiving external beam radiation therapy both with and without contributory concurrent medications. The eruption typically begins within the radiation port and then generalizes; it is usually self-limited, but serious and fatal outcomes are reported. We review the literature and report a case of an eruption resembling erythema multiforme associated with external beam irradiation and 5-fluorouracil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1071.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D005472:Fluorouracil