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    Clinical Patterns of Acute Radiation Dermatitis among Patients Attending Dermatology Outpatient Department at District Government Hospital of Gulbarag – A Study

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    2018
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    Reshmi, Sharaneshwari N
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    Radiation dermatitis (RD) is a commonly encountered adverse effect of definitive radiation therapy. The severity of RD is influenced by multiple patient and treatment-related factors. Radiation depletes the basal cell layer of skin and initiates a complex sequence of events leading to dose-dependent acute or late squeal. The management of RD requires a multidisciplinary approach. The aim is to highlight the pattern and the profile of patients with acute RD attending dermatology outpatient department. Hospitalbased cross-sectional study of 47 consecutive adult patients with acute RD attending skin outpatient department over a period of 12 months. A total of 47 patients of RD attended the skin clinic, of which were 16 males and 31 females. The RD was reported within the first 2 weeks of initiation of therapy in most of the patients. Grade 1 RD was the least common presentation. This study highlights the importance of grading the RD, for the appropriate management of the patients suffering from the same and is also a step toward the prevention of the RD.
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