Dr. Pathak is from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. De Luca is from Laser Skin Care Center, Long Beach, California.
The authors report no conflict of interest.
As part of our commitment to resident education, Cutis is excited to offer this monthly section with board-relevant, easy-to-review material.
This month’s fact sheet aims to review important disorders in the adult population in which photosensitivity is a major feature. It will review pathophysiology, clinical features, management/prognosis, and other pearls.
Review the PDF of the fact sheet on adult photosensitivity disorders with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month's fact sheet will review important disorders in the adult population where photosensitivity is a major feature.
Practice Questions
1. A 50-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism and new-onset diarrhea developed a painful, scaly, erythematous, and hyperpigmented eruption on the photoexposed areas on the chest and hands. A similar presentation can occur in patients on which medications?