Naproxen photosensitization demonstrated by challenge.
A patient vacationing in Hawaii in whom naproxen induced a marked photosensitivity reaction, which was later confirmed by challenge, is reported. Naproxen therefore joins the list of other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents that are a hazard for the holiday traveler. We suspect that the incidence of sunlight reactions to naproxen and other members of this class of drugs is far greater than published reports indicate.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009288:Naproxen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
D009288:Naproxen