A Case of Hydroa Vacciniforme.
- Author:
Hae Young PARK
1
;
Ji Hye PARK
;
Kyung Tae LEE
;
Dong Youn LEE
;
Joo Heung LEE
;
Eil Soo LEE
;
Jun Mo YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Hydroa vacciniforme; Photodermatosis; Phototest
- MeSH: Biopsy; Child; Chromosome Aberrations; Cicatrix; Female; Humans; Hydroa Vacciniforme; Skin
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2010;22(3):312-315
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Hydroa vacciniforme (HV) is a rare and chronic pediatric disorder that is characterized by photosensitivity and recurrent vesicles that heal with vacciniforme scarring. The pathogenesis of HV is unknown; no chromosome abnormality has been identified. HV patients have no abnormal laboratory results, so the diagnosis of HV is based on identifying the associated histological findings in a biopsy specimen and using repetitive ultraviolet phototesting to reproduce the characteristic vesicles on a patient's skin. Herein, we present a case of HV in a 7-year-old female who was diagnosed with HV according to histopathology and ultraviolet phototesting.
