Complicaciones de la radioterapia: fenómeno de Lhermitte gatillado por calor: caso clínico / Complications of radiotherapy: Lhermitte phenomenon triggered by heat: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
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147(7): 928-931, jul. 2019. graf
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Lhermitte phenomenon is a neurological symptom described as a sensation of electric shock that radiates from the back towards the extremities, which appears when a patient flexes the neck. A transient myelopathy as a late complication of radiotherapy is associated with this symptom. It appears two to four months after treatment and disappears spontaneously. We report a 45 years old female with a neck malignant melanoma treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. She experienced the Lhermitte phenomenon that was triggered by heat. This phenomenon must be differentiated from the Uhthoff phenomenon.
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Main subject:
Pain
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Skin Neoplasms
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
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Hot Temperature
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Melanoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional del Cáncer/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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