• Onkologie · Oct 2002

    Case Reports

    Radiation recall dermatitis from docetaxel.

    • M D Piroth, R Krempien, M Wannenmacher, and D Zierhut.
    • Abt für Klinische Radiologie der Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Germany. marc_piroth@med.uni-heidelberg.de
    • Onkologie. 2002 Oct 1; 25 (5): 438-40.

    BackgroundExperiences with inflammatory skin reactions after treatment with docetaxel and prior exposure to radiotherapy like a recall phenomenon are very rare. We present the case of an uncommon and severe skin reaction after docetaxel application and prior radiotherapy.Patient And MethodsA 40-year-old female was treated with an upper body irradiation with electrons because of relapsed breast cancer. In addition, because of metastases of brain and bone she received radiotherapy on the whole brain and the left pelvis. One week after radiotherapy weekly chemotherapy with docetaxel was started.ResultsRadiotherapy was well tolerated. There was a cutaneous erythema RTOG grade 1. After second application of docetaxel the patient developed a severe skin erythema, after fourth application confluent desquamations exactly demarcated the previously irradiated skin area. After discontinuation of docetaxel and after antiinflammatory treatment the skin reactions improved rapidly.ConclusionIn our opinion the severe skin reaction was clearly associated with the application of docetaxel like a recall phenomenon after previous radiotherapy. In case of severe skin reaction after this therapy it is important to know the possibility of recall phenomenon.Copyright 2002 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg

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