Table 2

Patients with “subacute” radiodermatitis following cardiac catheterisation (from D’Incan and Roger⁷)

Patient sex/age (years)	Cardiac investigations	Time of onset^2-150(months)	Clinical features	Prior acute reaction	Histopathological findings
M/48	1 angio	3	5×3 cm pigmented plaque with inflammatory border	Right upper back	No	LCA	Not done
	2 PTCA		5×3 cm pigmented plaque with inflammatory border	Right upper back	No	LCA	Not done
M/81	2 angio	2	6×4 cm pigmented then indurated plaque	Below right axilla	No	Unknown	Dermal fibrosis
	2 PTCA		6×4 cm pigmented then indurated plaque	Below right axilla	No	Unknown	Dermal fibrosis
M/61	1 angio	0.5	10×3 cm erythematous and ulcerated plaque	Front right axilla	—	RCA	Not done
	2 PTCA		10×3 cm erythematous and ulcerated plaque	Front right axilla	—	RCA	Not done
M/42	2 angio	3	9×8 cm pigmented, then indurated and telangectatic plaque	Right upper back	No	LAD, RCA	Not done
	2 PTCA		9×8 cm pigmented, then indurated and telangectatic plaque	Right upper back	No	LAD, RCA	Not done
M/64	1 angio	3	15×12 cm pigmented, then painful indurated plaque	Front right axilla	No	RCA	Dermal fibrosis
	2 consecutive PTCA		15×12 cm pigmented, then painful indurated plaque	Front right axilla	No	RCA	Dermal fibrosis
M/71	3 angio	1	13×7 cm morphea-like and ulcerated plaque	Left upper back	No	RCA, Cx	Epidermal degeneration dermal sclerosis, fatty necrosis
	2 consecutive PTCA		13×7 cm morphea-like and ulcerated plaque	Left upper back	No	RCA, Cx	Epidermal degeneration dermal sclerosis, fatty necrosis

↵2-150 Time between the first cardiac investigation and the discovery of the cutaneous lesion.
Angio, diagnostic coronary angiogram; Cx, left circumflex artery; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; RCA, right coronary artery.