Case Report - Radiation Recall; A Paediatric Case Report From University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka

Abstract

Radiation Recall Dermatitis (RRD) is an acute inflammatory reaction that develops within an area of previous irradiation, occurring after administering a chemotherapeutic agent. We present the case of a 3-year-old Zambian girl with a nephroblastoma who developed radiation recall after the administration of dactinomycin, doxorubicin and vincristine. Our case attempts to highlight the importance of this rare condition. Given that radiotherapy and chemotherapy have such a close relationship in a multitude of cancers we feel it increasingly important to further understand this phenomenon and specifically its associations with certain drugs and susceptible individuals. To the best of our knowledge this is the first documented paediatric case of radiation recall from Zambia.