EJMCR. 2018; 2(3): 114-116
Authors: Nayyar Rubab, Farkhanda Gillani, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar.
Background: Iodine-131 (I-131) therapy is a well-established method for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer [carcinoma (CA)]. Following such therapy, patients may experience complications classified as early/intermediate or delayed side effects. We report an unusual side effect after oral I-131 therapy in the form of a skin eruption (iododerma). Case Presentation: We describe a case of a 60-year-old female, presented with pustular lesions all over skin after radioiodine therapy for CA thyroid. On the basis of history and clinical examination, diagnosis of iododerma was made. Conclusion: Iododerma is a very rare complication of radioiodine therapy. When pustular lesions develop after radioiodine therapy, iododerma should be kept in mind after the exclusion of other differentials. It appears within 4–6 weeks after therapy and is a self-limiting condition.
Keywords:
Iododerma, radio-iodine therapy, CA thyroid, case report
Rubab N, Gillani F, Naeem M, Imran MB, Akhtar MS. Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. EJMCR. 2018; 2(3): 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab N, Gillani F, Naeem M, Imran MB, Akhtar MS. Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. http://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=297118 [Access: April 26, 2019]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab N, Gillani F, Naeem M, Imran MB, Akhtar MS. Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. EJMCR. 2018; 2(3): 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab N, Gillani F, Naeem M, Imran MB, Akhtar MS. Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. EJMCR. (2018), [cited April 26, 2019]; 2(3): 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab, N., Gillani, . F., Naeem, . M., Imran, . M. B. & Akhtar, . M. S. (2018) Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. EJMCR, 2 (3), 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab, Nayyar, Farkhanda Gillani, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, and Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. 2018. Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (3), 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab, Nayyar, Farkhanda Gillani, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, and Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. "Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 (2018), 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab, Nayyar, Farkhanda Gillani, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, and Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. "Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 2.3 (2018), 114-116. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Rubab, N., Gillani, . F., Naeem, . M., Imran, . M. B. & Akhtar, . M. S. (2018) Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (3), 114-116. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
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