Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic

Phytophotodermatitis is caused by deposition of photosensitising compounds on the skin followed by ultraviolet exposure. We present an unusual case of a 29-year-old Australian male visiting Greenland who presented with severe itchy bullous eruption on his hands. The cause was a combination of exposu...

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Published in:BMJ Case Reports
Main Authors: Kristiansen, Bo, Penninga, Luit, Diernaes, Jon Erik Fraes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMJ 2018
Subjects:
Greenland
midnight sun
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225981
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spelling crjcrbmj:10.1136/bcr-2018-225981 2024-09-15T18:09:13+00:00 Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic Kristiansen, Bo Penninga, Luit Diernaes, Jon Erik Fraes 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225981 https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/bcr-2018-225981 en eng BMJ BMJ Case Reports page bcr-2018-225981 ISSN 1757-790X journal-article 2018 crjcrbmj https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225981 2024-08-01T04:14:56Z Phytophotodermatitis is caused by deposition of photosensitising compounds on the skin followed by ultraviolet exposure. We present an unusual case of a 29-year-old Australian male visiting Greenland who presented with severe itchy bullous eruption on his hands. The cause was a combination of exposure to lime fruit juice and prolonged sun exposure from the Arctic midnight sun. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland midnight sun The BMJ BMJ Case Reports bcr-2018-225981
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description Phytophotodermatitis is caused by deposition of photosensitising compounds on the skin followed by ultraviolet exposure. We present an unusual case of a 29-year-old Australian male visiting Greenland who presented with severe itchy bullous eruption on his hands. The cause was a combination of exposure to lime fruit juice and prolonged sun exposure from the Arctic midnight sun.
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author Kristiansen, Bo
Penninga, Luit
Diernaes, Jon Erik Fraes
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Penninga, Luit
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Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic
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title_short Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic
title_full Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic
title_fullStr Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic
title_full_unstemmed Challenging cause of bullous eruption of the hands in the Arctic
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