Radiation recall reaction (dermatologic)
- G1Faint erythema or dry desquamation
- G2Moderate to brisk erythema; patchy moist desquamation, mostly confined to skin folds and creases; moderate edema
- G3Moist desquamation in areas other than skin folds and creases; bleeding induced by minor trauma or abrasion
- G4Life-threatening consequences; skin necrosis or ulceration of full thickness dermis; spontaneous bleeding from involved site; skin graft indicated
- G5Death
Definition and note
DefinitionA finding of acute skin inflammatory reaction caused by drugs, especially chemotherapeutic agents, for weeks or months following radiotherapy. The inflammatory reaction is confined to the previously irradiated skin and the symptoms disappear after the removal of the pharmaceutical agent.
MedDRA code (LLT): 10037767 · CTCAE v6.0 (NCI), original English text.