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Chris Ha, MD

Diagnosis

phototoxic reaction drug reaction

Body Site

hand finger

Age

75 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

sun exposed areas

Comments

A 75 year old woman developed a doxycycline-induced phototoxic reaction shortly after beginning therapy for Lyme disease last summer. Unfortunately she did not receive counseling about sun avoidance or sun screen use while on the photosensitizing drug.

Description

photodistributed violaceous scaly crusted edemaotous patch and bulla

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions photosensitivity, photoexacerbated

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1/3/2002 23:33:41

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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