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Classroom classification

百科

Photosensitive drug eruption

皮肤科

Common symptoms

多形红斑样皮疹、丘疹、光过敏、药疹、结节、风团、瘙痒

The pathology of disease

Photosensitive drug eruption is phototoxic/photoallergic rash on sun-exposed skin after a drug; doxycyclines/thiazides/NSAIDs; sun protection; stop drug.

Symptoms

Sun-exposed rash; burning; after new drug; photodistributed; drugs (doxycycline/thiazides); itchy

Causes

Phototoxic/photoallergic reaction to drug; sun exposure; tetracyclines/thiazides/NSAIDs.

Treatment

Stop drug; sun protection; topical steroids; antihistamines; identify drug

Dept

Dermatology.

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