Polymorphous Light Eruption - DermAtlas

Contributor

Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

polymorphous light eruption

Body Site

hand

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

symmetric sun exposed areas

Comments

A 12-year-old boy developed a pruritic eruption on the face, ears, upper chest and the dorsa of hands soon after returning from a school excursion trip 2 days ago. He improved with sun protection measures, protective clothing, topical steroids and oral beta carotene.

Description

multiple, symmetric, edematous red papules in sunexposed areas

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4/12/2005 23:13:27

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