 |
|
Further Studies in Light-Sensitive Eruptions
JOHN H. LAMB, M.D.;
PHYLLIS E. JONES, M.D.;
ROBERT J. MORGAN, M.D.;
MARK ALLEN EVERETT, M.D.;
JOHN N. PENROD, JR., M.D.
Arch Dermatol. 1961;83(4):568-583.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. |
|
|
|
In studying photosensitivity, there are unusual types of solar dermatitis called to our attention each summer. In examining recurrences of cases in past years diagnosed as contact eczema, the importance of the various wavelengths of light from the sun as a possible etiologic agent has been considered. In the original studies of polymorphic light-sensitive eruptions,1 a tentative classification of these dermatoses was formulated:
- Plaque-like type
- Contact eczematous type
- Papular prurigo-like type
- Erythematous type—erythema solar perstans
Since the original publications, we have described a long-standing case of prurigo aestivalis with liver disease in a farmer aged 37 years.2
Two cases2 were presented in male patients that would be described as a verrucous type of solar dermatitis (colloid type degeneration) with distribution on the hands in addition to an accompanying plaque-like and prurigo solar dermatitis involving the face of each patient.
The third report3 was of a rare type of solar dermatitis of the
. . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]
Author Affiliations
OKLAHOMA CITY
Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept. 19, 1960.
This work is supported in part by U.S.P.H.S.N.I.H., Grant No. A-2344 (R-2).
Read before the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Dermatological Association, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., April 8-12, 1960.
 CiteULike  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter
What's this?
|
