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Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in urticaria induced by sun exposure
Author(s) -
Stinco Giuseppe,
Di Gaetano Luca,
Rizzi Claudio,
Patrone Pasquale
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2007.00275.x
Subject(s) - leukocytoclastic vasculitis , medicine , dermatology , sun exposure , vasculitis , sunlight , pathology , disease , physics , astronomy
Background: Solar urticaria manifests itself immediately after solar or artificial light exposure and disappears a little later. Histopathologic findings of solar urticaria are essentially identical to those of classic urticaria. Case report: We report a 41‐year‐old man who developed urticarial lesions some hours after sunlight exposure, which resolved after approximately 1 week. Histologic examination of the lesions evidenced a leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Conclusion: In a literature review we found one case of solar urticaria with histologic aspects of leukocytoclastic vasculitis.