title: Photosensitivity to fluorescent light in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) developed a severe rash on her back and shoulders after exposure to fluorescent light while she was a hospital inpatient. Even small amounts of ultraviolet irradiation, such as that emitted by a domestic fluorescent tube, may be harmful to some patients with SLE.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects