Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo

Radiation-induced hypopigmentation consistent vitiligo has been reported in a few case reports. We report herewith a case of vitiligo at the site of radiation delivery after a lag of several months in a patient with preexisting hypothyroidism without a previous or family history of vitiligo, and rev...

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Main Authors: Keechilat Pavithran, Shripad Brahmanand Pande, Makuny Dinesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/345473
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spelling doaj-446f1b4142f344e096c7214581e079c02020-11-24T23:00:44ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/345473345473Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related VitiligoKeechilat Pavithran0Shripad Brahmanand Pande1Makuny Dinesh2Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, P.O. AIMS Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala 682041, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, P.O. AIMS Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala 682041, IndiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, P.O. AIMS Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala 682041, IndiaRadiation-induced hypopigmentation consistent vitiligo has been reported in a few case reports. We report herewith a case of vitiligo at the site of radiation delivery after a lag of several months in a patient with preexisting hypothyroidism without a previous or family history of vitiligo, and review the cases reported in the literature collectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/345473
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Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo
Case Reports in Medicine
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title Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo
title_short Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo
title_full Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo
title_fullStr Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo
title_full_unstemmed Report of a Case of Radiation-Induced New-Onset Vitiligo with Collective Review of Cases in the Literature of Radiation-Related Vitiligo
title_sort report of a case of radiation-induced new-onset vitiligo with collective review of cases in the literature of radiation-related vitiligo
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
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description Radiation-induced hypopigmentation consistent vitiligo has been reported in a few case reports. We report herewith a case of vitiligo at the site of radiation delivery after a lag of several months in a patient with preexisting hypothyroidism without a previous or family history of vitiligo, and review the cases reported in the literature collectively.
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