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Polymorphic light eruption limited to areas of vitiligo
A M Downs1, J T Lear, M G Dunnill
1Department of Dermatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|November 17, 1999
Abstract:
Two patients are described with clinical and histological features of polymorphic light eruption (PLE) limited to areas of vitiliginous skin. This phenomenon has not been reported previously and provides evidence for the protective role of melanin in PLE.