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Research Article | Volume 6 Issue 3 (None, 2012) | Pages 73 - 77
Post-Irradiation Morphea: Case report and review of the literature
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PMID : PMC3470793
Received
Jan. 15, 2012
Published
Sept. 28, 2012
Abstract

Background:Post-irradiation morphea (PIM) is an entity documented in the literature although still not mentioned in most of the dermatological textbooks with a frequency approximately 2 out of every 1000 patients who received radiotherapy. Most of the cases are misdiagnosed as recurrent or metastatic carcinoma.Main observations:We report on a 64-year-old woman who was treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer. Two years and eight months after the first dose of radiotherapy, she developed localized morphea in the irradiated area.Conclusion:We report on a new case with a literature review and discuss pathogenesis, treatment modalities and post irradiation subcutaneos reactions mimicking PIM. Around 54 cases of post-irradiation morphea (PIM) were identified in the literature.

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