Bullous pemphigoid in a previously irradiated site.
A 58-year-old woman who had previously undergone radiation therapy for breast cancer sustained bullous pemphigoid confined mainly to the radiation site. Radiation-induced bullous pemphigoid is an infrequently reported occurrence. This patient's lesions resolved within several weeks with combined oral therapy using tetracycline and niacinamide.
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Department of Dermatology, Brooke Army Medical Center/Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects