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ArticleDermatology reports2022

Bullous pemphigoid and radiotherapy: Case report and literature review update.

Antonio Piras, Bruno Fionda, Antonella Sanfratello, Andrea D'Aviero, Giovanni Sortino, Gianfranco Pernice, Luca Boldrini, Tommaso Angileri, Antonino Daidone

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Article in Dermatology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bullous pemphigoid following adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer: a case report.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Antonio PirasUO Radioterapia Oncologica, Villa Santa Teresa, Bagheria, Palermo, Italy.
Bruno FiondaUOC Radioterapia Oncologica - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Rome, Italy.
Antonella SanfratelloUniversità degli Studi di Palermo, Radioterapia Oncologica, Palermo, Italy.
Andrea D'AvieroUOC Radioterapia Oncologica - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni SortinoUO Oncologia, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Cefalù, Palermo.
Gianfranco PerniceUO Oncologia, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Cefalù, Palermo.
Luca BoldriniUOC Radioterapia Oncologica - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Rome, Italy.
Tommaso AngileriUO Radiologia, Villa Santa Teresa, Bagheria, Palermo, Italy.
Antonino DaidoneUO Radioterapia Oncologica, Villa Santa Teresa, Bagheria, Palermo, Italy.
Hospital Madre Teresa · BRAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITFondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a common autoimmune bullous disease generally occurring in elderly patients. Itchy and tense blisters on normal skin or erythematous and edematous lesions on the trunk and extremities usually characterize BP. Trigger factors are still unclear while several case reports suggest a potential role of radiotherapy (RT) as BP trigger for disease onset or recrudescence. A review was performed to provide an update of literature. A case report of a patient affected by BP undergoing two radiotherapy courses for a primary breast cancer was also reported. A comprehensive review of the published literature was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The review included studies describing BP and its relationships with RT treatments. A total of 13 articles were reviewed. Studies characteristics analysis resulted in eleven case reports, one case series and one large-scale case- control study. Literature update confirms the existence of a reasonable connection between RT and BP. Case report showed that a multidisciplinary management seems to assure the feasibility of RT in patients affected by BP, not depriving them of standard therapeutic opportunities.

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Bullous pemphigoidPersonalized medicineRadiotherapyReview

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PMID35795838
PMCPMC9251523
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