Polymorphous Light Eruption - DermAtlas

Contributor

Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

polymorphous light eruption

Body Site

arm

Age

35 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) sun exposed areas

Comments

This 35 year old woman developed a minimally pruritic symmetric red papular eruption on her extremities and neck. This was the third summer for this rash which peaked within a few weeks and resolved despite further sun exposure within 6 weeks.

Description

symmetric red papules

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6/9/2002 21:55:24

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