Exacerbation of presumed chronic actinic dermatitis by cockpit visible light in an airline pilot with atopic eczema.
Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) is a persistent ultraviolet radiation- or visible light-induced eczema of predominantly the exposed areas of usually elderly people. We now present the case of a young pilot with atopic eczema who developed CAD, regularly exacerbated by exposure to visible light through his aircraft cockpit window.
Yones
S S
SS
Photobiology Unit, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. sami.yones@kcl.ac.uk
Palmer
R A
RA
Hextall
J M
JM
Hawk
J L M
JL
D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*