Histopathologic findings in papulovesicular light eruption.
Papulovesicular light eruption (PVLE) is a distinct clinical and histological subset of polymorphous light eruption. Biopsies from 16 patients with PVLE showed prominent epidermal and dermal changes consisting of intercellular edema, papillary dermal edema and a perivascular and interstitial infiltrate in the upper dermis.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*