Sunbed-induced pseudoporphyria.
The clinical details of four fair-skinned women with recurrent blistering and skin fragility are presented. All had considerable sun-exposure and had used sunbeds for years. Specific causes of bullous dermatoses including drug ingestion, porphyria, cutaneous amyloidosis and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita were excluded. Long-term recurrent exposure to high doses of sunbed radiation in chronically sun-damaged skin appears to be a further cause of pseudoporphyria.
Murphy
G M
GM
St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London, U.K.
Wright
J
J
Nicholls
D S
DS
McKee
P H
PH
Messenger
A G
AG
Hawk
J L
JL
Levene
G M
GM
D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006370:Heliotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*