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Lichenoid photocontact dermatitis to musk ambrette
Author(s) -
Parodi Giuseppe,
Guarrera Marcella,
Rebora Alfredo
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1987.tb01406.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , contact dermatitis , medicine , hand dermatitis , allergy , immunology
A patient is described with a pigmentary dermatitis of the face with histological features of a lichenoid reaction, which proved to be a photocontact dermatitis to musk ambrette. Photopatch tests produced a pigmented dermatitis that reflected the clinical and histological features of a lichenoid reaction, which occurred 1 month after application.