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Eruptive squamous cell carcinomata following psoralen‐UVA phototoxicity
Author(s) -
KAHN J.R.,
CHALET M.D.,
LOWE N.J.
Publication year - 1986
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1986.tb00481.x
Subject(s) - psoralen , puva therapy , phototoxicity , dermatology , psoriasis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , basal cell , etiology , pathology , chemistry , optics , dna , biochemistry , in vitro , physics
Summary Psoralen and UVA (PUVA) therapy is an effective treatment for severe psoriasis, but may be associated with an increased incidence of skin cancers. We report one patient on long‐term PUVA therapy who developed several eruptive squamous cell carcinomata I month following a PUVA treatment that had resulted in a phototoxic reaction. PUVA is discussed as the possible aetiology of these lesions.