title: Erythema multiforme following polymorphic light eruption: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report two patients in whom episodes of polymorphic light eruption were followed by recurrent erythema multiforme on exposed and nonexposed sites. Treating the polymorphic light eruption with prophylactic PUVA and/or oral prednisolone or cyclosporin prevented the development of erythema multiforme, suggesting that the two events are related. It is possible that erythema multiforme develops as a response to the same causative antigen as polymorphic light eruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Photobiology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. efraser-andrews@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Fraser-Andrews
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morris-Jones
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Novakovic
authors.forename: J L M
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hawk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone