Ultraviolet recall reaction after total body irradiation, etoposide, and methotrexate therapy.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2007
Abstract
Ultraviolet (UV) reactivation reactions are rare and can occur in areas of prior sunburn or UV light therapy after the administration of chemotherapy, antibiotics, and other medications. Reactions may occur within days, as described after methotrexate therapy, or may appear months later, as described with ampicillin. Such reactions have been variably termed "UV recall," "sunburn recall," "photo recall," and "photodermatitis reactivation," making classification difficult. We report a UV reactivation reaction in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia treated with total body irradiation, etoposide, and methotrexate. We propose the terms "UV recall" and "UV enhancement" be used in future reports to classify UV reactivation reactions in a scheme analogous to the terminology for cutaneous reactions after radiotherapy.
Volume
56
Issue
3
First Page
494
Last Page
499
ISSN
1097-6787
Published In/Presented At
Goldfeder, K. L., Levin, J. M., Katz, K. A., Clarke, L. E., Loren, A. W., & James, W. D. (2007). Ultraviolet recall reaction after total body irradiation, etoposide, and methotrexate therapy. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 56(3), 494–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2006.11.009
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17187896
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article