Papular Urticaria, Polymorphous Light Eruption - DermAtlas

Contributor

Franz Ritucci, MD

Diagnosis

papular urticaria polymorphous light eruption

Body Site

forearm arm

Age

21 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

sun exposed areas symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

A 21-year-old man from the Northeastern United Stated. Developed a symmetric red papular eruption on the sun exposed areas of his forearms following a trip to the South during a trip to Florida last winter. He had no history of or oral or topical medication exposure.

Description

symmetric discrete and confluent 2 mm red papules

Image Added

5/21/2005 11:25:55

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