Open AccessInsights into proton pump inhibitor-induced photosensitivity: An observational study in a tertiary photobiology service
Author(s) -
Sanaa Butt,
Alexandra McMullan,
Robert S. Dawe,
Sally Ibbotson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh/the journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2042-8189
pISSN - 1478-2715
DOI - 10.1177/14782715221132858
Subject(s) - medicine , photosensitivity , dermatology , phototoxicity , photobiology , drug , pharmacology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , botany , quantum mechanics , in vitro , biology
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are extensively prescribed but may cause photosensitivity and drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE), which can be overlooked as the drug may have been taken for years prior to presentation.