Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (2): 145-148.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2019.02.022

• Continuing Medical Education • Previous Articles    

Radiotherapy-related skin diseases

Qian Yuetong, Liu Jiawei, Liu Wei, Ma Donglai   

  1. Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2018-04-08 Revised:2018-05-08 Online:2019-02-15 Published:2019-01-29
  • Contact: Ma Donglai E-mail:mdonglai@sohu.com
  • Supported by:
    Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (7172167)

     

Abstract: 【Abstract】 As an effective treatment method of tumors and other diseases, radiotherapy has been widely applied to clinical practices. After radiotherapy, about 95% of patients suffer from skin injuries to different extents, including acute and/or chronic radiodermatitis, or radiotherapy-related skin diseases, including cutaneous fibrosis, morphea, sclerosing panniculitis, bullous skin diseases, eosinophilic polymorphic and pruritic eruption, lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, angiosarcoma, atypical vascular lesions and radiation recall dermatitis. These skin injuries greatly affect the quality of life and treatment compliance of patients. This review briefly summarizes common and rare skin diseases induced by radiotherapy, so as to improve the understanding of radiotherapy-related skin diseases in clinicians.

Key words: Skin diseases, Radiotherapy, Adverse reactions, Risk factors