Hydroa vacciniforme in an adolescent girl.
Hydroa vacciniforme (HV) is a rare photosensitivity disorder with onset in childhood. Recurrent vesicles, bullae and crusting occur on sun-exposed skin that heals with vacciniform scarring. This rare disorder is hereby reported in an adolescent girl who developed a severe episode of hydroa vacciniforme on a hot sunny day during harvesting season. She had repeated episodes afterwards in succession until she was appropriately sun-screened. Her lesions healed without scarring because of early reporting, short-lived episodes, early diagnosis and response to appropriate therapy.
Raza
Naeem
N
Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad. naeemraza561@hotmail.com
Bari
Arfan-Ul-
AU
Farooq
Muhammad
M
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006837:Hydroa Vacciniforme / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D003023:Cloxacillin