Author/Authors :
Lu, Chun-Ching National Yang-Ming University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medicine, Taiwan , Lu, Ying-Yi Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Department of Dermatology, Taiwan , Wang, Qing-Rui Qinghe Central Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery, China , Wu, Chieh-Hsin Kaohsiung Medical University - Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital - Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Taiwan
Abstract :
Flagellate erythema, a peculiar cutaneous adverse effect of bleomycin or its derivative peplomycin, occurs in 8-20% patients during systemic or local therapy (1). It characterised by a linear erythematous streak with hyperpigmentation (2, 3), and was first described by Moulin in 1970 (4). Herein, we present a typical case of flagellate erythema induced by Bleomycin.
