Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor
Flagellate linear hyperpigmentation can rarely be caused by the chemotherapy agent, bleomycin. Herein, we describe the case of a 20-year-old woman treated with bleomycin for an ovarian yolk sac tumor and review the prominent features of this form of dermatitis.
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| description | Flagellate linear hyperpigmentation can rarely be caused by the chemotherapy agent, bleomycin. Herein, we describe the case of a 20-year-old woman treated with bleomycin for an ovarian yolk sac tumor and review the prominent features of this form of dermatitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c261e699eea0474bae71c44e3af522ad2025-02-03T01:24:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142015-01-01201510.1155/2015/574708574708Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac TumorStergios Boussios0Michele Moschetta1Jennifer McLachlan2Susana Banerjee3Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sycamore House, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UKGynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sycamore House, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UKGynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sycamore House, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UKGynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sycamore House, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UKFlagellate linear hyperpigmentation can rarely be caused by the chemotherapy agent, bleomycin. Herein, we describe the case of a 20-year-old woman treated with bleomycin for an ovarian yolk sac tumor and review the prominent features of this form of dermatitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/574708 |
| spellingShingle | Stergios Boussios Michele Moschetta Jennifer McLachlan Susana Banerjee Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor |
| title_full | Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor |
| title_fullStr | Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor |
| title_short | Bleomycin-Induced Flagellate Erythema in a Patient Diagnosed with Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor |
| title_sort | bleomycin induced flagellate erythema in a patient diagnosed with ovarian yolk sac tumor |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/574708 |
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