BLEOMYCIN-INDUCED FLAGELLATE DERMATITIS: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Walfrido Bispo Junior Universidade Federal de Alagoas
  • Silvana Maria Barros de Oliveira Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes/Universidade Federal de Alagoas
  • Rosane Soares Oliveira Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes/Universidade Federal de Alagoas
  • Monik Kelly Santos Lima Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.39428

Keywords:

Drug eruption, Antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols, Hodgkin Lymphoma

Abstract

Flagellate Dermatitis consists of cutaneous
hyperpigmentation with a flagellate appearance, one
specific cause of which is bleomycin. Bleomycin is a
chemotherapy agent used in the treatment of different
neoplasias. This report’s objective is to describe the case
of a 31-year-old patient receiving treatment for Hodgkin
Lymphoma with a protocol of Antineoplastic Chemotherapy
made up of four drugs, including bleomycin, which led to
the development of Flagellate Dermatitis. This is a repor t of a
case which took place in a teaching hospital in the Northeast
of Brazil in 2014. The therapy used as treatment was use
of corticosteroid, which led to the remission of the lesions
of the flagellate type and allow the continuation of the
treatment without the need for changing the chemotherapy
protocol. The study’s importance lies in that it raises
discussion regarding the aspects involving the management
of this hypersensitivity so as to ensure the continuity of the
antineoplastic treatment.

Author Biographies

Walfrido Bispo Junior, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Possui graduação em Farmácia pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (2003). Especialista em Farmácia Hospitalar em Oncologia pelo Instituto Nacional do Câncer (2005). Especialista em Farmacologia Clínica pelo Centro Universitário Internacional (2011). Mestre em Biotecnologia pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Química e Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (2006). Doutor em Biotecnologia Aplicada a Saúde pela Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia. Tem experiência na área de Terapêutica Experimental, Farmácia Hospitalar, Assistência Farmacêutica, Farmácia Clínica.

Silvana Maria Barros de Oliveira, Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes/Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Enfermeira. Mestranda pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem (PPGEnf) da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Enfermeira do Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes da Universidade de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil

Rosane Soares Oliveira, Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes/Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Farmacêutica do Serviço de Farmácia do Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes da Universidade de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil.

Monik Kelly Santos Lima, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió

Enfermeira. Especialista em Oncologia, Enfermeira da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió, Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil

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Published

2015-06-28

How to Cite

Bispo Junior, W., Barros de Oliveira, S. M., Soares Oliveira, R., & Santos Lima, M. K. (2015). BLEOMYCIN-INDUCED FLAGELLATE DERMATITIS: A CASE REPORT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.39428

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015)

Section

REPORTE DE EXPERIENCIA

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