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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

phytophotodermatitis

Body Site

arm

Age

42 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

A 42-year-old man developped a pruritic, vesiculobullous eruption on sun exposed areas of the neck and arms. The preceding day, while wearing a short sleeve shirt, he cleared the undergrowth on a meadow in intense sun light.

Description

symmetric grouped 2-4 mm vesicles on a red base

Categories

photosensitivity, photoexacerbated vesiculobullous eruptions

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6/3/2003 15:30:28

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