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Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM)

Acute Effects: Dry Desquamation
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Clinical photo of dry desquamation
Source: Cutaneous Radiation Injury: Fact Sheet for Physicians (HHS/CDC)


Clinical history: Buttock area of the wife of a Peruvian patient exposed to iridium-192 source. This photo was taken 26 days after her acute exposure to the Ir-192 source when she sat on her husband's pants (still containing the source) for approximately 20 minutes after he had changed clothes. The upper layers of skin have peeled off.

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