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Diagnosis by Repetitive Ultraviolet-A Phototesting

Lynne R. Eramo, MD; Jerome M. Garden, MD; Nancy B. Esterly, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1986;122(11):1310-1313.

Abstract
• Hydroa vacciniforme is a rare disorder manifested in early childhood by recurrent photoinduced vesicles that heal with scarring. We report a case in which repetitive exposures to artificial ultraviolet light in the A range reproduced the clinical findings induced by natural sunlight. Phototesting may be viewed as an important diagnostic aid, as the induction of lesions clinically identical to hydroa vacciniforme can provide a reliable criterion for the diagnosis.

(Arch Dermatol 1986;122:1310-1313)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Eramo and Esterly) and Dermatology (Drs Eramo, Garden, and Esterly), Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 27, 1986.

Reprints not available.

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