Volume 48, Issue 12 pp. 1504-1507
CASE REPORT

Isotopic response of labetalol-associated lichen planus pemphigoides on an old radiation site: A case report

Sandhya Rajaintharan MD

Sandhya Rajaintharan MD

Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Yu-Hung Wu MD

Corresponding Author

Yu-Hung Wu MD

Department of Dermatology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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Yu-Hung Wu, MD, Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec. 2, Zhongshan North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan.

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First published: 16 July 2021
Citations: 3

Abstract

Over the years, the occurrences of different types of skin disorders arising from radiation sites have been observed and studied. Examples include autoimmune blistering diseases such as pemphigus, pemphigoid, and interface or inflammatory reaction patterns such as lichen planus, lupus erythematosus, and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The phenomenon whereby a new skin disorder arises from a previously healed or irradiated site is called an isotopic response, described as a type of Koebner phenomenon. Ionizing radiation itself can profoundly affect the skin. Both early and late changes can present, which typify the progression of changes following irradiation of the skin. Herein, we report a rare case of labetalol-associated lichen planus pemphigoides that occurred at the site treated with radiation for a soft tissue malignancy after 19 years as a result of an isotopic response. The rash was well-controlled after therapy and kept a 4-year remission. The same skin reaction recurred after the reintroduction of labetalol 4 years later.

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