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Published on: December 4, 2011
Erythema multiforme following polymorphic light eruption: a report of two cases
E A Fraser-Andrews1, R Morris-Jones, L Novakovic
1Department of Photobiology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. efraser-andrews@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
We report two patients in whom episodes of polymorphic light eruption were followed by recurrent erythema multiforme on exposed and nonexposed sites. Treating the polymorphic light eruption with prophylactic PUVA and/or oral prednisolone or cyclosporin prevented the development of erythema multiforme, suggesting that the two events are related. It is possible that erythema multiforme develops as a response to the same causative antigen as polymorphic light eruption.
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