Adult Photosensitivity Disorders
August 30, 2016|Cutis
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As part of our commitment to resident education, Cutis is excited to offer this monthly section with board-relevant, easy-to-review material.
This month’s fact sheet aims to review important disorders in the adult population in which photosensitivity is a major feature. It will review pathophysiology, clinical features, management/prognosis, and other pearls.
2. A college student presents with a streaky blistering rash on the arms and legs. He is on summer vacation and recently started a side job of mowing lawns. This phototoxic eruption requires which light spectrum?
a. 200–290 nm
b. 290–315 nm
,c. 315–400 nm
d. 400–700 nm
e. none of the above
