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Papulovesicular Light EruptionA Defined Subset of Polymorphous Light Eruption
David J. Elpern, MD;
Warwick L. Morison, MD;
Antoinette F. Hood, MD
Arch Dermatol. 1985;121(10):1286-1288.
Abstract
• A distinctive photodermatitis is seen commonly in tourists visiting Hawaii. Analysis of 150 cases revealed that the eruption is acute in onset following exposure to sunlight, is confined to exposed areas, and mainly affects young to middle-aged white women. The clinical presentation is remarkably uniform, consisting of papules, papulovesicles, or vesicles. These findings are consistent with a diagnosis of polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) and the histologic picture supports this diagnosis. Other clinical variants of PMLE were not seen in our patients, however, which suggests that this condition is more monomorphous than polymorphous. We suggest papulovesicular light eruption as a suitable name for this common and distinctive subset of PMLE.
(Arch Dermatol 1985;121:1286-1288)
Author Affiliations
From the Kauai Medical Group, G. N. Wilcox Hospital and John A. Burns School of Medicine, Lihue, Hawaii (Dr Elpern), and the Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore (Drs Morison and Hood).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 1, 1985.
Read before the Marion B. Sulzberger Symposium on Clinical Research at the American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, Dec 4, 1984.
Reprint requests to Kauai Medical Group, G. N. Wilcox Hospital, 3420-B Kuhio Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766 (Dr Elpern).
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