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A case of localized acne following megavoltage radiotherapy

Megavoltaj radyoterapi sonrasında gelişen lokalize akne olgusu

Pages
53–55
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In this article, a case of localized acne on the frontoparietal area following prophylactic cranial megavoltage radiotherapy for stage III T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma was reported.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Acute and chronic radiodermatitis are well-recognized and relatively common complications of radiotherapy.
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Key Findings & Data:The lesions occur mainly in the head and neck region with a latent period of between 2 weeks and 6 months from the completion of therapy.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, a case of localized acne on the frontoparietal area following prophylactic cranial megavoltage radiotherapy for stage III T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma was reported.
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Abstract

Acute and chronic radiodermatitis are well-recognized and relatively common complications of radiotherapy. However, acneiform lesions limited to the irradiation field are extremely rare and are late complication of radiation therapy. The etiopathogenesis of post-irradiation acne is not yet fully known. The lesions occur mainly in the head and neck region with a latent period of between 2 weeks and 6 months from the completion of therapy. Radiation-induced acneiform lesions can result from several types of radiotherapy, including superficial X-ray therapy, deep cobalt therapy and megavoltage therapy. However, in the majority of cases described in the literature, the eruptions have been reported to occur after deep cobalt radiotherapy. There are only a few reports concerning limited acneiform lesions caused by megavoltage therapy and to our knowledge, only six cases have been described to date. In this article, a case of localized acne on the frontoparietal area following prophylactic cranial megavoltage radiotherapy for stage III T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma was reported.

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Akut ve kronik radyodermatit, radyoterapinin oldukça sık görülen ve iyi bilinen komplikasyonlarıdır. Ancak irradyasyon bölgesine sınırlı akneiform lezyonlar, radyoterapinin oldukça nadir görülen geç komplikasyonudur. İrradyasyon sonrasında oluşan aknenin etyopatogenezi henüz tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Lezyonlar, radyoterapi tamamlandıktan 2 hafta ile 6 ay arasında değişen latent periyot sonrasında oluşmaktadır ve sıklıkla baş boyun bölgesinde yerleşim göstermektedir. Radyasyonun neden olduğu akneiform lezyonlar, yüzeyel X ışını tedavisi, derin kobalt tedavisi ve megavolaj tedavi gibi çok çeşitli radyoterapi tipleri ile oluşabilmektedir. Fakat literatürde tanımlanan olguların çoğunda, erupsiyonların derin kobalt radyoterapi sonrasında ortaya çıktığı rapor edilmiştir. Megavoltaj radyoterapinin neden olduğu akneiform lezyonlar ile ilgili oldukça az sayıda rapor mevcuttur ve bilgilerimize göre, şimdiye kadar sadece 6 hasta tanımlanmıştır. Bu makalede, evre III T hücreli lenfoblastik lenfoma nedeni ile profilaktik kranial megavoltaj radyoterapi uygulanan ve sonrasında frontopariyetal bölgeye lokalize akne gelişen bir olgu sunulmuştur.

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YILDIRIM, M., MULLAAZİZ, D., AYATA, A., CEYHAN, A. M. (2022). A case of localized acne following megavoltage radiotherapy. Türkderm-Deri Hastalıkları ve Frengi Arşivi, Cilt: 45 - Sayı: 1, 53–55. https://ajindex.com/articles/622004

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