Radiotherapy-induced Pemphigus Foliaceous: a rare adverse effect of breast cancer therapy

Int J Dermatol. 2018 Dec;57(12):e165-e167. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14248. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

Authors

Paulo R Criado¹, Carlos D Apparecida Machado Filho¹, Roberta F J Criado¹, Isabella C R Etcheverria², Lisa M Umeda², Gilles Landman³

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Department, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Medical Student at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Pathology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 30238454
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14248

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / radiotherapy*
Complement C3 / analysis
Epidermis / pathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / analysis
Pemphigus / drug therapy
Pemphigus / etiology*
Pemphigus / pathology*
Pruritus / etiology
Radiodermatitis / drug therapy
Radiodermatitis / etiology*
Radiodermatitis / pathology*
Radiotherapy / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome
Triamcinolone / therapeutic use

Substances

Complement C3
Glucocorticoids
Immunoglobulin G
Triamcinolone