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.
4. A patient with metastatic melanoma was just started on vemurafenib. Which side effect is most likely to occur from this medication?
a. cough
b. myalgia
,c. panniculitis
d. photosensitivity
e. squamous cell carcinoma
