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Extensive hydroa vacciniforme [PDF]
Hydroa Vaciniforme is a very rare photodermatosis that is mainly seen in childhood. An 18 year old female student reported that since the age of 5 she has been suffering necrotic lesions and vesicles lesions in exposed areas, leaving asymptomatic ...
Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr+4 more
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Risk factors associated with actinic prurigo: a case control study [PDF]
: Background: Actinic prurigo (AP) is an idiopathic photodermatosis. Although its initial manifestations can appear in 6 to 8-year-old children, cases are diagnosed later, between the second and fourth decades of life, when the injuries are exacerbated.
Juan Carlos Cuevas-Gonzalez+3 more
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Correlation of serum IgE levels and clinical manifestations in patients with actinic prurigo [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Actinic prurigo is an idiopathic photodermatosis, the pathophysiology of which has been hypothesized to involve subtype IV type b (Th2) hypersensitive response, whereby IL4, IL5, and IL13 are secreted and mediate the production of B cells ...
Juan Carlos Cuevas-Gonzalez+4 more
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Lupus erythematosus (LE) is an autoimmune disorder commonly affecting the skin; cutaneous lesions may indicate systemic involvement, warranting further evaluation.
Shir Azrielant+6 more
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Incapacitating solar urticaria: successful treatment with omalizumab [PDF]
: Solar urticaria is a rare form of physical urticaria mediated by immunoglobulin E. The lesions appear immediately after the sun exposure, interfering with the patient's normal daily life.
Katarina Kieselova+2 more
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A Case Series of Amicrobial Pustulosis of Folds: An Eye-opener for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disorders [PDF]
Amicrobial Pustulosis of Folds (APF) is a rare, chronic, relapsing cutaneous disease seen exclusively in younger women with a history of autoimmune disease, most commonly Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), or who simply have circulating autoantibodies.
Rajkumar Kannan+3 more
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Sporadic Kindler Syndrome with a novel mutation [PDF]
We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with Kindler syndrome, a rare form of epidermolysis bullosa. Clinically, since childhood, she had widespread pigmentary changes in her skin as well as photosensitivity and fragility of the skin and mucous ...
Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr+4 more
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Duas apresentações diferentes da mesma doença - um diagnóstico a considerar [PDF]
Phytophotodermatitis is a cutaneous phototoxic inflammatory eruption caused after the skin is exposed to photosensitizing compounds in plants, also known as furanocoumarins, and ul-traviolet A radiation.
Ana Fraga, Felicidade Santiago
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Phototesting and photoprotection in LE [PDF]
Photosensitivity and induction of skin lesions following UV radiation is a common problem of patients with cutaneous and systemic forms of lupus erythematosus.
Cazenave A.+15 more
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Porphyrias associated with malignant tumors: Results of treatment with ionizing irradiation [PDF]
Background: Porphyrin metabolism disorders, known as porphyria, represent inherited or acquired diseases. The development of porphyria due to light sensibility occurs especially with exposure to wavelengths in the range of 300-700 nm.
Dühmke, Eckhart+4 more
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