Case Report
Volume: 2 | Issue: 3 | Published: Aug 21, 2018 | Pages: 114 - 116 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1524198251
Iododerma after radioiodine therapy in CA thyroid: a case report
Authors: Nayyar Rubab , Farkhanda Gillani , Muhammad Naeem , Muhammad Babar Imran , Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
Article Info
Authors
Nayyar Rubab
PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Farkhanda Gillani
PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Naeem
PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Babar Imran
PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Publication History
Received: April 28, 2018
Accepted: August 04, 2018
Published: August 21, 2018
Abstract
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, green
