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Treatment of Polymorphic Light Eruption by Tsui C. Ling; Neil K. Gibbs; Lesley E. Rhodes is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Polymorphic light eruption (PLE) is a highly prevalent photosensitivity disorder, estimated to affect 11–21% people in temperate countries. Typically, PLE appears as a recurrent pruritic eruption comprising papules and/or vesicles and/or plaques, which occurs on photo‐exposed skin sites following sun exposure, and which heals without scarring. Commoner in females, the aetiology is uncertain, although there is evidence of an immune basis. We perform a review of the prophylaxis and treatment of this condition. While sun protection, corticosteroids and desensitization phototherapy are the mainstays of management, a range of anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents are reported.

Who reads Treatment of Polymorphic Light Eruption?

Author

Tsui C. Ling; Neil K. Gibbs; Lesley E. Rhodes

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0905-4383)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)