Polymorphic light eruption in pediatric patients with American Indian ancestry.
Polymorphic (polymorphous) light eruption (PMLE) is a cutaneous reaction to a broad spectrum of light energies that is found in persons of American Indian ancestry. We treated PMLE in 11 pediatric patients of American Indian ancestry.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects