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polymorphous light eruption

Known as: polymorphic light eruption, eruptions light polymorphic, polymorphic photodermatitis 
A red, edematous rash that occurs on areas of the skin with recent exposure to sunlight.
National Institutes of Health

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Contact Dermatitis
Hydroa Vacciniforme

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2009
2009
Pinpoint papular polymorphous light eruption in Asian skin: a variant in darker‐skinned individuals
Background: Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) is the most common idiopathic but probably immunologic photodermatosis and has… 
2006
2006
Characteristics of diagnosed polymorphous light eruption
Background: The characteristics of polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) have been described in patients evaluated and diagnosed at… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Recent advances in phototherapy.
This synopsis reviews recent developments in dermatological phototherapy. UVA1 phototherapy (340-400 nm) is effective in the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
New broad-spectrum sunscreen for polymorphic light eruption
1991
1991
Ultraviolet light hardening in polymorphous light eruption--a controlled study comparing different emission spectra.
Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) is a common disorder characterized by a delayed, abnormal response to ultraviolet (UV… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Polymorphic light eruption.
Polymorphic light eruption (PLE) describes a broad clinical spectrum including a number of different yet overlapping clinical… 
1984
1984
Contact and photocontact allergy in persistent light reactivity
The patient group consisted of 18 elderly male patients with persistent light reactivity who were subjected to extensive… 
1982
1982
Tanning, protection against sunburn and vitamin D formation with a UV‐A ‘sun‐bed’
There are many types of sun‐beds, sun‐benches and sun‐panels containing fluorescent tubes which, because of their predominantly… 
1973
1973
New therapy for polymorphous light eruption.
A patient suffering from polymorphous light eruption did not respond to conventional modes of therapy. Phototesting demonstrated… 
1967
1967
Immunologic concepts of light reactions in lupus erythematosus and polymorphous light eruptions. I. The mechanism of action of hydroxychloroquine.
Sixty-four patients were light tested to determine the relationships between systemic and discoid lupus erythematosus (SLE, DLE… 
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