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Radiodermatitis

**Radiodermatitis** (also known as radiation dermatitis or radiation-induced skin injury) is an inflammatory cutaneous complication resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation, most frequently encountered in oncology patients undergoing therapeutic radiation. Read more about Radiodermatitis

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About Radiodermatitis.

**Radiodermatitis** (also known as radiation dermatitis or radiation-induced skin injury) is an inflammatory cutaneous complication resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation, most frequently encountered in oncology patients undergoing therapeutic radiation.

Pathophysiologically, ionizing radiation induces DNA damage, generates reactive oxygen species, and depletes rapidly dividing basal keratinocytes and vascular endothelial cells, triggering a cascade of proinflammatory and profibrotic cytokines.

Clinically, it manifests along a spectrum ranging from acute erythema, edema, pruritus, and dry or moist desquamation to chronic changes characterized by skin atrophy, telangiectasias, dyspigmentation, ulceration, and radiation-induced fibrosis.

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