A case report I co-authored on drug-induced photosensitivity in a patient with vitiligo, published in Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine.
Depigmented skin has no melanocytes and therefore little natural photoprotection. Add a photosensitizing medication and the risk of UV injury rises sharply. In this case a 54-year-old man with vitiligo developed erythematous papules confined to sun-exposed, depigmented skin. The lesions were initially mistaken for a fungal infection; a medication review pointed instead to olmesartan-HCTZ.
The takeaway for clinicians: review the medication list before treating a recurrent rash in vitiliginous skin.
Read the full study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12741891/
Citation report: https://scite.ai/reports/drug-induced-phototoxicity-in-vitiligo-the-1ZAamzRe
Celina Dubin Feldman, MD, is an assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and associate program director of the department's residency program.
READ THE COMPLETE STUDY:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12741891/
CITATION REPORT:
https://scite.ai/reports/drug-induced-phototoxicity-in-vitiligo-the-1ZAamzRe