Complicaciones de la radioterapia: fenómeno de Lhermitte gatillado por calor. Caso clínico

• Autores: Javier Faúndez Salazar, Evelyn San Martín M., Apolo Salgado F.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 147, Nº. 7, 2019, págs. 928-931
• Idioma: español
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  • Lhermitte phenomenon is a neurological symptom described as a sensation of electric shock that radiates from the back towards the extremities, which appears when a patient flexes the neck. A transient myelopathy as a late complication of radiotherapy is associated with this symptom. It appears two to four months after treatment and disappears spontaneously. We report a 45 years old female with a neck malignant melanoma treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. She experienced the Lhermitte phenomenon that was triggered by heat. This phenomenon must be differentiated from the Uhthoff phenomenon.