|Poll|March 7, 2011

Pruritic Discoloration Following ABVD Therapy

A 26-year-old man was diagnosed with the nodular sclerosing subtype of Hodgkin lymophoma, stage II-A. He was started on cyclic combination chemotherapy consisting of adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine ("ABVD" therapy). Although generally tolerating the treatment well, about 2 weeks after the second cycle of treatment, he noted and complained about slightly pruritic discoloration of his trunk. His left chest is depicted in the figure.

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