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Polymorphic light eruption occurring solely on an area of naevoid telangiectasia
Author(s) -
Creamer,
Clément,
McGregor,
Hawk
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00455.x
Subject(s) - telangiectasia , photosensitivity , dermatology , pathology , medicine , biology , materials science , optoelectronics
We report the case of a 60‐year‐old woman presenting with polymorphic light eruption occurring solely on an area of acquired naevoid telangiectasia. We have hypothesized that increased blood flow in the telangiectatic skin may reduce the threshold for expression of photosensitivity by permitting enhanced inflammatory cell trafficking to the overlying tissue.