Hydroa Vacciniforme

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Epidemiology 3 Pathology 4 Clinical-manifestations 5 Management 6 More General Terms 7 References

Etiology

• photodermatosis of unknown origin

Epidemiology

• rare

Pathology

• intraepidermal reticular degeneration & cellular necrosis

Clinical-manifestations

• recurrent vesicles on sun-exposed skin that heal with vacciniform or varioliform scarring
• cases remit spontaneously by late adolescence

Management

• avoid sun exposure
• use of high SPF suncreen with UV-A blocking
• phototherapy

• low-dose, narrow-band UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy, either daily or 3 times a week in the spring

• psoralen photochemotherapy ( PUVA) prophylactically in older patients may be of benefit

More General Terms

• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

References

1. Sebastain QL and Del Rosario R eMedicine: Hydroa Vacciniforme [1]
2. Balestri R and Neri I Hydroa vacciniforme CMAJ. 2010 Nov 23;182(17):E796. Epub 2010 Sep 13. PMID: [2]

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