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Shrenik Balegar1, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra1, Sagarika Chatterjee1, Shweta Kumari1, Anup Kumar Tiwary1.   

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28216733      PMCID: PMC5286762          DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.198045

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Dermatol        ISSN: 0019-5154            Impact factor:   1.494


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Sir, I am delighted that authors have shown keen interest in the case report published in the journal.[1] Radiation in our case definitely caused alteration in the local immune response the so-called “immunocompromised cutaneous district,” which led to the development of morphea. The authors have thrown light on the mechanism, by which immune dysregulation occurs in the irradiated areas. Altered trafficking of immune competent cells, lymphatic obstruction, and interference in neurotransmitter signaling, all lead to immune disorders such as morphea. The term isotopic response first described by Wolf et al.[2] refers to occurrence of a new skin disorder at the site of another, unrelated, and already healed skin disease.[2] The localization of skin diseases remains one of the most elusive problems in dermatology.[2] Etiology of isotopic response is thought to be immunologic, neural, vascular, viral, and locus minoris resistentiae (a site of lessened resistance).[3] The concept of isoradiotopic response as described and categorized by Caccavale et al.[4] does hold good in our case. More literature review is needed to consider it a new form of isotopic response.

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1.  Categorization of and comments on isomorphic and isotopic skin reactions.

Authors:  Stefano Caccavale; Ajith Prasanna Kannangara; Eleonora Ruocco
Journal:  Clin Dermatol       Date:  2015-10-26       Impact factor: 3.541

Review 2.  Isotopic response.

Authors:  R Wolf; S Brenner; V Ruocco; F G Filioli
Journal:  Int J Dermatol       Date:  1995-05       Impact factor: 2.736

3.  Generalized Morphea following Radiotherapy for an Intracranial Tumor.

Authors:  Shrenik Balegar; Dharmendra Kumar Mishra; Sagarika Chatterjee; Shweta Kumari; Anup Kumar Tiwary
Journal:  Indian J Dermatol       Date:  2016 Sep-Oct       Impact factor: 1.494

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