Antineoplastic therapy‐associated flagellate dermatoses

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis with features of flagellate purpura: a comparison with flagellate erythema

“…On the other hand, flagellate erythema is a rare eruption that presents with highly distinctive "whiplike" erythematous linear streaks. Although classically associated with bleomycin and shiitake mushroom consumption, it has since been reported in association with other antineoplastic agents [7,8], dermatomyositis [9], adult-onset Still disease [10], systemic sclerosis [11], chikungunya fever [12,13], parvovirus B19 infection [14], and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection [15], (Table 1). The pathogenesis of flagellate erythema remains under debate.…”