Bleomycin-induced flagellate erythema in a patient with germ cell tumor

摘要

Flagellated erythema is a rare skin toxicity specific to bleomycin caused by a low concentration of bleomycin hydrolase at the cutaneous level. Herein, we study a clinical case of flagellate erythema in a 37-year-old male followed for stageIIIA testicular seminoma of good prognosis. Eight days after administration of the first BEP chemotherapy treatment (bleomycin etoposide cisplatin), the patient presented a linear flagellate erythema on the trunk. The patient’s condition improved subsequently under symptomatic treatment.