A Unique Case of Subacute Radiodermatitis

Subacute radiodermatitis is a rare cutaneous disease induced by ionizing radiation. It often is mistaken for contact dermatitis, fixed drug erup­tion, or connective-tissue disease. Routine use of fluoroscopy has flourished in many types of medi­cal procedures. We present a case of subacute radiodermatitis stemming from prolonged fluoro­scopic exposure during angiography; the lesion appeared only at the site of contact for the ground plate, remote from the field of radiation.