Mowad C M, Nguyen T V, Elenitsas R, Leyden J J
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia 19104.
Br J Dermatol. 1994 Nov;131(5):700-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb04986.x.
We report a case of bleomycin-induced flagellate dermatitis. Our patient developed pruritic linear lesions 4 days after her first dose of bleomycin. A closed patch test was performed, and was negative. However, on rechallenge, the linear eruption recurred in the previously involved sites, and in new sites, within 24 h. Flagellate dermatitis is a characteristic reaction to bleomycin use, but varying histological features and clinical presentations may be seen.
