Radiation-Recall Dermatitis

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** Acute skin inflammatory reaction caused by drugs, especially chemotherapeutic agents, weeks or months following radiotherapy. The inflammatory reaction is confined to the previously irradiated skin and the symptoms disappear after the removal of the pharmacologic agent.

**Synonyms:** - Radiation Recall Dermatitis - Radiation Recall Dermatitis - Radiation recall reaction (dermatologic)