Chronic radiodermatitis after cardiac catheterization induced by ciprofibrate (Lipanor®)?

Background. Radiodermatitis after cardiac catheterization procedures has been reported in only a few cases in the literature. This side effect may not however be uncommon after long or repeated endocavitary explorations. Case report. We observed a case of chronic radiodermatitis which developed after cardiac catheterization, in a patient treated with corticosteroids and ciprofibrate for lupus. The patient had undergone only one heart catheterization. A second catheterization performed when the patient had stopped ciprofibrate did not provoke new lesions. Discussion. This observations would suggest that ciprofibrate could participate as a radiosensitizing factor in the development of radiodermatitis.