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Sunbed-induced melanoma in a rheumatoid patient
D P Rooney1, M B Finch, S D Roberts
1Department of Rheumatology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Clinical Rheumatology
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
The development in a rheumatoid patient of a cutaneous malignant melanoma following repeated exposure to UV-A Radiation from a sunbed for its supposed therapeutic effect, is described. A causal-effect relationship is proposed and the potential risks to other arthritic patients and in particular those with pigmented skin lesions, is highlighted.