Open AccessHydroa vacciniforme
Author(s) -
R. Ketterer,
P. Morier,
E. Frenk
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1421-9832
pISSN - 1018-8665
DOI - 10.1159/000246900
Subject(s) - photodermatosis , dermatology , medicine , scars , dermatologic agents , surgery , chemistry , dna , biochemistry , xeroderma pigmentosum , dna damage , antibiotics
Hydroa vacciniforme is a rare chronic photodermatosis with onset in childhood. It is characterized by recurrent vesicles healing with scars. We report a typical case of a young, 8-year-old boy showing favorable evolution under treatment with chloroquine and a topical sunscreen.
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