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Rare photodermatosis

MedGen UID:
1433760
•Concept ID:
C0920193
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Rare skin photosensitivity
 
Orphanet: ORPHA79390

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PubMed

Between a rock and a hard place: management of systemic lupus erythematosus and porphyria cutanea tarda.
Nyckowski T, Grammenos A, Vinokurov A, Nathoo R
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Aug;33(5):2689-2691. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2022.2060925. PMID: 35362354
Solar urticaria: Clinic, diagnostic, course and therapy management in 27 patients.
Gaebelein-Wissing N, Ellenbogen E, Lehmann P
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Nov;18(11):1261-1268. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14309. PMID: 33197128
Clinical and photobiological response in eight patients with solar urticaria under treatment with omalizumab, and review of the literature.
Morgado-Carrasco D, Fustà-Novell X, Podlipnik S, Combalia A, Aguilera P
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2018 May;34(3):194-199. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/phpp.12370. PMID: 29171925

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Solar Urticaria: An Ambispective Study in a Long-term Follow-up Cohort with Emphasis on Therapeutic Predictors and Outcomes.
Pesqué D, Ciudad A, Andrades E, Soto D, Gimeno R, Pujol RM, Giménez-Arnau AM
Acta Derm Venereol 2024 Jan 8;104:adv25576. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v104.25576. PMID: 38189220Free PMC Article
Solar urticaria: Clinic, diagnostic, course and therapy management in 27 patients.
Gaebelein-Wissing N, Ellenbogen E, Lehmann P
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Nov;18(11):1261-1268. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14309. PMID: 33197128
Real-life experience in the treatment of solar urticaria: retrospective cohort study.
Snast I, Lapidoth M, Uvaidov V, Enk CD, Mazor S, Hodak E, Levi A
Clin Exp Dermatol 2019 Jul;44(5):e164-e170. Epub 2019 Apr 13 doi: 10.1111/ced.13960. PMID: 30828851
Quality of life assessment and disease experience of patient members of a web-based hydroa vacciniforme support group.
Huggins RH, Leithauser LA, Eide MJ, Hexsel CL, Jacobsen G, Lim HW
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2009 Aug;25(4):209-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00446.x. PMID: 19614900
Allergic hypersensitivity skin reactions following sun exposure.
Lugović Mihić L, Bulat V, Situm M, Cavka V, Krolo I
Coll Antropol 2008 Oct;32 Suppl 2:153-7. PMID: 19138019

Diagnosis

Solar Urticaria: An Ambispective Study in a Long-term Follow-up Cohort with Emphasis on Therapeutic Predictors and Outcomes.
Pesqué D, Ciudad A, Andrades E, Soto D, Gimeno R, Pujol RM, Giménez-Arnau AM
Acta Derm Venereol 2024 Jan 8;104:adv25576. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v104.25576. PMID: 38189220Free PMC Article
Juvenile spring eruption among soldiers: A report of a large outbreak.
Kılıç Sayar S
Australas J Dermatol 2021 May;62(2):e265-e266. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13495. PMID: 33150955
Solar urticaria: Clinic, diagnostic, course and therapy management in 27 patients.
Gaebelein-Wissing N, Ellenbogen E, Lehmann P
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Nov;18(11):1261-1268. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14309. PMID: 33197128
Real-life experience in the treatment of solar urticaria: retrospective cohort study.
Snast I, Lapidoth M, Uvaidov V, Enk CD, Mazor S, Hodak E, Levi A
Clin Exp Dermatol 2019 Jul;44(5):e164-e170. Epub 2019 Apr 13 doi: 10.1111/ced.13960. PMID: 30828851
Allergic hypersensitivity skin reactions following sun exposure.
Lugović Mihić L, Bulat V, Situm M, Cavka V, Krolo I
Coll Antropol 2008 Oct;32 Suppl 2:153-7. PMID: 19138019

Therapy

Solar Urticaria: An Ambispective Study in a Long-term Follow-up Cohort with Emphasis on Therapeutic Predictors and Outcomes.
Pesqué D, Ciudad A, Andrades E, Soto D, Gimeno R, Pujol RM, Giménez-Arnau AM
Acta Derm Venereol 2024 Jan 8;104:adv25576. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v104.25576. PMID: 38189220Free PMC Article
Solar urticaria involves rapid mast cell STAT3 activation and neutrophil recruitment, with FcεRI as an upstream regulator.
Rutter KJ, Peake M, Hawkshaw NJ, Scholey R, Bulfone-Paus S, Friedmann PS, Farrar MD, Rhodes LE
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024 May;153(5):1369-1380.e15. Epub 2024 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.12.021. PMID: 38184075
Juvenile spring eruption among soldiers: A report of a large outbreak.
Kılıç Sayar S
Australas J Dermatol 2021 May;62(2):e265-e266. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13495. PMID: 33150955
Actinic folliculitis.
Veysey EC, George S
Clin Exp Dermatol 2005 Nov;30(6):659-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01899.x. PMID: 16197382
Hydroa vacciniforme.
Bickers DR, Demar LK, DeLeo V, Poh-Fitzpatrick MB, Aronberg JM, Harber LC
Arch Dermatol 1978 Aug;114(8):1193-6. PMID: 677917

Prognosis

Solar Urticaria: An Ambispective Study in a Long-term Follow-up Cohort with Emphasis on Therapeutic Predictors and Outcomes.
Pesqué D, Ciudad A, Andrades E, Soto D, Gimeno R, Pujol RM, Giménez-Arnau AM
Acta Derm Venereol 2024 Jan 8;104:adv25576. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v104.25576. PMID: 38189220Free PMC Article
Solar urticaria: Clinic, diagnostic, course and therapy management in 27 patients.
Gaebelein-Wissing N, Ellenbogen E, Lehmann P
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2020 Nov;18(11):1261-1268. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14309. PMID: 33197128
Clinical and photobiological response in eight patients with solar urticaria under treatment with omalizumab, and review of the literature.
Morgado-Carrasco D, Fustà-Novell X, Podlipnik S, Combalia A, Aguilera P
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2018 May;34(3):194-199. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/phpp.12370. PMID: 29171925
A patient with elderly-onset atypical hydroa vacciniforme with an indolent clinical course.
Nomura H, Suzuki H, Egami S, Yokoyama T, Sugiura M, Tomita K, Imada M, Taniguchi K, Yoshino T, Iwatsuki K
Br J Dermatol 2015 Sep;173(3):801-5. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1111/bjd.13893. PMID: 25965563

Clinical prediction guides

Solar Urticaria: An Ambispective Study in a Long-term Follow-up Cohort with Emphasis on Therapeutic Predictors and Outcomes.
Pesqué D, Ciudad A, Andrades E, Soto D, Gimeno R, Pujol RM, Giménez-Arnau AM
Acta Derm Venereol 2024 Jan 8;104:adv25576. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v104.25576. PMID: 38189220Free PMC Article
Solar urticaria involves rapid mast cell STAT3 activation and neutrophil recruitment, with FcεRI as an upstream regulator.
Rutter KJ, Peake M, Hawkshaw NJ, Scholey R, Bulfone-Paus S, Friedmann PS, Farrar MD, Rhodes LE
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024 May;153(5):1369-1380.e15. Epub 2024 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.12.021. PMID: 38184075
Clinical and photobiological response in eight patients with solar urticaria under treatment with omalizumab, and review of the literature.
Morgado-Carrasco D, Fustà-Novell X, Podlipnik S, Combalia A, Aguilera P
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2018 May;34(3):194-199. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/phpp.12370. PMID: 29171925
A patient with elderly-onset atypical hydroa vacciniforme with an indolent clinical course.
Nomura H, Suzuki H, Egami S, Yokoyama T, Sugiura M, Tomita K, Imada M, Taniguchi K, Yoshino T, Iwatsuki K
Br J Dermatol 2015 Sep;173(3):801-5. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1111/bjd.13893. PMID: 25965563
Quality of life assessment and disease experience of patient members of a web-based hydroa vacciniforme support group.
Huggins RH, Leithauser LA, Eide MJ, Hexsel CL, Jacobsen G, Lim HW
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2009 Aug;25(4):209-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00446.x. PMID: 19614900

Recent systematic reviews

Omalizumab for the Treatment of Solar Urticaria: Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Snast I, Kremer N, Lapidoth M, Enk CD, Tal Y, Rosman Y, Confino-Cohen R, Hodak E, Levi A
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2018 Jul-Aug;6(4):1198-1204.e3. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.02.032. PMID: 29572192

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