Subacute radiation dermatitis following an interventional cardiology procedure.
Although radiation dermatitis is a widely known complication of radiotherapy, its association with fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures is yet under recognized. We present a case of a 66-year-old man with a left scapular cutaneous lesion, initially diagnosed as a fixed drug eruption. The subsequent knowledge of a previous percutaneous aortic paravalvular leak closure procedure allowed a correct clinicopathological correlation and the final diagnosis of subacute radiodermatitis associated with fluoroscopy. Many of the patients with skin injury associated with fluoroscopic procedures do not associate both and seek physicians other than the one who performed the procedure. Besides interventional physicians, dermatologists and other physicians should be aware of this form of radiation injury and its manifestations. Suspicion and active search for a history of previous fluoroscopic procedures in patients with figurate cutaneous lesions in allusive locations may allow the diagnosis of this potentially serious complication that should have long follow-up due to the possibility of long-term side effects.
a Department of Dermatology , Alameda de Santo António dos Capuchos, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos - Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central , Lisboa , Portugal and.
Nélia
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-1798
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Cunha
b Department of Cardiology , Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Hospital de Santa Maria - Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte , Lisboa , Portugal.
Pedro
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Cardoso
a Department of Dermatology , Alameda de Santo António dos Capuchos, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos - Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central , Lisboa , Portugal and.
Joana
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Cabete
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
Fluoroscopy; radiation-induced dermatitis; radiodermatitis