Bleomycin-induced flagellate hyperpigmentation

• Author(s): Resende, C ; Araújo, C ; Gomes, J ; Brito, C
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/428
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga
• Subject(s): Antibióticos Antineoplásicos; Bleomicina; Erupções por Medicamentos; Hiperpigmentação
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Bleomycin is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of different tumours. It has several side effects, including flagellate hyperpigmentation, which is a unique and a well-documented side effect of bleomycin therapy. We report a case of a 23-year-old woman with a personal history of ovarian dysgerminoma, who developed flagellate hyperpigmentation on trunk after bleomycin therapy.