Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall

Chronic radiodermatitis is a rare complication of fluoroscopy-guided procedures. The diagnosis of fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis is challenging because of its rarity, late insidious onset, and close clinicopathological resemblance to morphea. We report two cases of fluoroscopy-indu...

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Main Authors:	Meenakshi Batrani, Asha Kubba, Joseph Sundharam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:	Fluoroscopy radiation dermatitis radiodermatitis
Online Access:	http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=3;spage=393;epage=396;aulast=Batrani

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spelling	doaj-art-918516e8104146d285f15b60faeb21dd2018-09-02T21:11:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292018-01-0161339339610.4103/IJPM.IJPM_566_17Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfallMeenakshi BatraniAsha KubbaJoseph SundharamChronic radiodermatitis is a rare complication of fluoroscopy-guided procedures. The diagnosis of fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis is challenging because of its rarity, late insidious onset, and close clinicopathological resemblance to morphea. We report two cases of fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiodermatitis following cardiac procedures to highlight the clinicopathological features. The diagnosis relies on recognizing the characteristic clinical presentation of well-demarcated, rectangular- or square-shaped indurated plaque with depigmentation, telangiectasia, and ulceration located on the scapula, back, or axilla; supported by the histological identification of radiation fibroblasts in a sclerotic dermis.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=3;spage=393;epage=396;aulast=BatraniFluoroscopyradiation dermatitisradiodermatitis
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spellingShingle	Meenakshi Batrani Asha Kubba Joseph Sundharam Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Fluoroscopy radiation dermatitis radiodermatitis
author_facet	Meenakshi Batrani Asha Kubba Joseph Sundharam
author_sort	Meenakshi Batrani
title	Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall
title_short	Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall
title_full	Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall
title_fullStr	Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall
title_full_unstemmed	Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall
title_sort	fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: a diagnostic pitfall
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
issn	0377-4929
publishDate	2018-01-01
description	Chronic radiodermatitis is a rare complication of fluoroscopy-guided procedures. The diagnosis of fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis is challenging because of its rarity, late insidious onset, and close clinicopathological resemblance to morphea. We report two cases of fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiodermatitis following cardiac procedures to highlight the clinicopathological features. The diagnosis relies on recognizing the characteristic clinical presentation of well-demarcated, rectangular- or square-shaped indurated plaque with depigmentation, telangiectasia, and ulceration located on the scapula, back, or axilla; supported by the histological identification of radiation fibroblasts in a sclerotic dermis.
topic	Fluoroscopy radiation dermatitis radiodermatitis
url	http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=3;spage=393;epage=396;aulast=Batrani
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Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis masquerading as morphea: A diagnostic pitfall

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