title: Porphyrialike bullous dermatosis after chronic intense tanning bed and/or sunlight exposure.
abstract: Five fair-skinned patients had porphyrialike blisters and mechanical fragility of skin chronically exposed to intense radiation from tanning devices and/or the sun, but they had normal red blood cell, plasma, urine, and stool porphyrin levels. Use of several weak photosensitizing drugs during the year before or while developing lesions was identified or suspected in four patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Poh-Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001505:Beauty Culture; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents