title: Hydroa vacciniforme.
abstract: Hydroa vacciniforme is a rare chronic photodermatosis with onset in childhood. It is characterized by recurrent vesicles healing with scars. We report a typical case of a young, 8-year-old boy showing favorable evolution under treatment with chloroquine and a topical sunscreen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ketterer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frenk
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006837:Hydroa Vacciniforme / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology