Photosensitivity and Sézary syndrome.
An elderly black man with photosensitivity suggestive of actinic reticuloid, ultimately developed Sézary syndrome, suggesting a relationship between the two conditions. This case illustrates a possible causal role of antigen persistence in the etiology of Sézary syndrome.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000473:pathology; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012751:Sezary Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology