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Bullous pemphigoid masquerading as acute radiation dermatitis: Case report

  • S. K. Parikh1,*,
  • A. Ravi2
  • D. Yi-Shin Kuo3
  • D. Nori1

1Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA

2Resident, Radiation Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell), New York, USA

3Attending Gynecologic Oncologist, The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, New York, USA

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200105322 Vol.22,Issue 5,September 2001 pp.322-324

Published: 10 September 2001

*Corresponding Author(s): S. K. Parikh E-mail:

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Vulvar cancer; Radiation dermatitis; Bullous pemphigoid

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S. K. Parikh,A. Ravi,D. Yi-Shin Kuo,D. Nori. Bullous pemphigoid masquerading as acute radiation dermatitis: Case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2001. 22(5);322-324.

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