title: Photosensitive psoriasis in a vitiligo patient.
abstract: We report a case of a 15-year-old Caucasian female, previously affected by non-segmental vitiligo and psoriasis vulgaris, who developed a psoriatic eruption on sun-exposed skin during the summer. Oral therapy with cyclosporine A achieved a rapid improvement of the clinical picture. The main features of photosensitive psoriasis and the association between psoriasis and vitiligo are discussed herein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatological Sciences, II Dermatological Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. daniele.torchia@unifi.it
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torchia
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terranova
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fabbri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000209:etiology; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine