Case Report
Radiation-Induced Alopecia after Endovascular
Embolization under Fluoroscopy
Vipawee Ounsakul, Wimolsiri Iamsumang, and Poonkiat Suchonwanit
Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ailand
Correspondence should be addressed to Poonkiat Suchonwanit; poonkiat@hotmail.com
Received 30 September 2016; Accepted 27 November 2016
Academic Editor: Alireza Firooz
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Radiation-induced alopecia afer fuoroscopically guided procedures is becoming more common due to an increasing use of
endovascular procedures. It is characterized by geometric shapes of nonscarring alopecia related to the area of radiation. We report
a case of a 46-year-old man presenting with asymptomatic, sharply demarcated rectangular, nonscarring alopecic patch on the
occipital scalp following cerebral angiography with fstula embolization under fuoroscopy. His presentations were compatible with
radiation-induced alopecia. Herein, we also report a novel scalp dermoscopic fnding of blue-grey dots in a target pattern around
yellow dots and follicles, which we detected in the lesion of radiation-induced alopecia.
1. Introduction
Radiation-induced alopecia afer fuoroscopically guided
procedures, although infrequently reported in the dermato-
logical literature, is possibly becoming more common due to
an increasing use of endovascular procedures. It is character-
ized by geometric shapes of nonscarring alopecia confned to
the area of radiation, usually asymptomatic without signs of
scalp infammation. We report a case of a 46-year-old man
presenting with asymptomatic, sharply demarcated rectangu-
lar, nonscarring alopecic patch on the occipital scalp, 1 month
afer cerebral angiography with fstula embolization under
fuoroscopy. His distinct clinical presentations together with a
history of endovascular embolization under fuoroscopy were
compatible with radiation-induced alopecia.
2. Case Report
A 46-year-old Tai man presented with asymptomatic
sharply demarcated rectangular balding patch on the occip-
ital scalp of 2 weeks’ duration. Ten months earlier, he had
a car accident and was diagnosed as having traumatic right
carotid-cavernous fstula and optic neuropathy. Cerebral
angiography revealed direct carotid-cavernous fstula from
the C1 segment of cavernous part of the right internal carotid
artery to the right cavernous sinus. Six months later, he
was treated with transarterial balloon embolization without
any complications. A month earlier, a follow-up magnetic
resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography of
the brain showed residual shunt. He underwent a cerebral
angiogram with transvenous coil and glue embolization
under fuoroscopy. Te total procedure duration and the total
radiation exposure time were 150 minutes and 67 minutes,
respectively. Te peak skin dose was 2.9Gy. Two weeks afer
the procedure, he presented at the outpatient clinic with
asymptomatic balding patch on his occipital scalp. Dermato-
logic examination revealed a sharply demarcated rectangular
nonscarring alopecic patch, measuring 10 × 12 centimeters
in size, on the occipital scalp, without erythema or scaling
(Figures 1 and 2). Hair pull test was positive in the periphery
of the alopecic patch and revealed 100% telogen hairs. Other
physical examinations were unremarkable, except for the fact
that visual acuity of the right eye showed only light percep-
tion. Dermoscopic examination of the alopecic area showed
mostly yellow dots, black dots, short vellus hairs, and blue-
grey dots in a target pattern around yellow dots and follicles
(Figure 3). A 4 mm punch biopsy was performed and showed
increased numbers of catagen and telogen hairs without
perifollicular infltration (Figure 4). Correlating the clinical
presentation, history of radiation exposure, and compatible
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