title: [Thoracic radiodermatitis in interventional cardiology. Apropos of 6 cases].
abstract: The aim of this study is to describe thoracic radiodermatitis, a rare but not to be forgotten complication of interventional cardiology. The appearances are variable, from often oval-shaped erythema to cutaneous necrosis, with risk of chronic ulceration and malignant degeneration. The authors report 6 cases observed in 1997 after coronary angioplasty. Complex and long procedures are the main causes of this complication. Prevention requires a contribution from all the medical cardiological team, for the diagnosis, determining the indication of the type of revascularisation and for limiting the dose of X-radiation administered.
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier Gilles-de-Corbeil, Corbeil-Essonnes.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pezzano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duterque
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lardoux
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Louvard
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morice
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lefèvre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wetterwald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013909:Thorax / Q000528:radiation effects*