Disseminated superficial porokeratosis: what is the association with ultraviolet radiation?

Author: IBBOTSON, S.H.¹

Source: Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, Volume 21, Number 1, January 1996 , pp. 48-50(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

A female patient is presented who consistently developed lesions of disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP) whilst on holiday abroad. The lesions resolved completely within 4-6 weeks of return to the UK. Induction of the lesions by exposure to artificial sources of UVA and UVB was unsuccessful.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1996.d01-177.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK

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