Disease Associations in Polymorphous Light Eruption
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Disease associations in polymorphous light eruption. A long-term follow-up study of 94 patients.
OBJECTIVES To examine the long-term outcome of polymorphous light eruption (PLE) in a large patient population and to evaluate associated conditions, especially lupus erythematosus, during the course of the disease. DESIGN A questionnaire-based follow-up study an average of 32 years after onset of PLE. The study was complemented by clinical examination of the patients with PLE similarly studi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.9.1081