European Journal of Dermatology
MENUResponse to comment on: “Pemphigus induced by radiotherapy for breast cancer: an instance of immunocompromised district” Volume 24, numéro 2, March-April 2014
Auteurs
University François-Rabelais Tours, Department of Dermatology, CHU de Tours, Tours, France
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2014.2362
- Page(s) : 279
- Année de parution : 2014
Dear Editor,We wish to thank the authors for their comments on our article, which we read with great interest [1].Indeed, we agree that radiotherapy may induce acute and chronic cutaneous modifications on the irradiated area, that can be reactivated in case of occurrence of inflammatory/autoimmune skin diseases. The authors of the comments provide additional explanations for this phenomenon whose mechanism is not fully understood to date, and focus on the concept of immunocompromised cutaneous district[2]. [...]