Exacerbation of presumed chronic actinic dermatitis by cockpit visible light in an airline pilot with atopic eczema

S S Yones; R A Palmer; J M Hextall; J L M Hawk

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0781.2005.00144.x

Exacerbation of presumed chronic actinic dermatitis by cockpit visible light in an airline pilot with atopic eczema

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2005 Jun;21(3):152-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2005.00144.x.

Authors

S S Yones¹, R A Palmer, J M Hextall, J L M Hawk

Affiliation

¹ Photobiology Unit, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. sami.yones@kcl.ac.uk

PMID: 15888133
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2005.00144.x

Abstract

Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) is a persistent ultraviolet radiation- or visible light-induced eczema of predominantly the exposed areas of usually elderly people. We now present the case of a young pilot with atopic eczema who developed CAD, regularly exacerbated by exposure to visible light through his aircraft cockpit window.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aircraft
Dermatitis, Occupational / diagnosis*
Dermatitis, Occupational / etiology
Dermatitis, Occupational / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Photosensitivity Disorders / diagnosis*
Photosensitivity Disorders / etiology
Photosensitivity Disorders / pathology
Sunlight / adverse effects*