Chronic radiodermatitis after cardiac catheterization.
A woman presented with a chronic radiodermatitis after a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for unstable angina. Two PTCAs had already been performed previously. Although rare, these chronic radiodermatitis have been described after multiple cardiac catheterization procedures as a result of cumulative X-ray exposure. Prevention must therefore be implemented.
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Service de Dermatologie et Vénéréologie, CHU Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris, France. schor@infonie.fr
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D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D019233:Retreatment