Bullous pemphigoid masquerading as acute radiation dermatitis: case report.
We report the first case of bullous pemphigoid complicating radiation therapy for vulvar cancer. Shortly after completion of postoperative radiation therapy for a TIN1 vulvar carcinoma, the patient presented with a rash that started within, but continued to extend, well beyond the radiation field. A biopsy of the lesions confirmed the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid, and she had prompt clinical resolution with systemic tetracycline and steroids.
Parikh
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013256:Steroids; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids; D013752:Tetracycline