Pathomechanisms of phototoxic dermatitis
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A young lady applied herbal mask of common rue (Ruta graveolens) onto her face. After that, she took a nap on a balcony in the full sun. An hour later, she woke up with a burning sensation, erythema and oedema of the skin. A few hours later, painful erythema and oedema developed. Subsequently, she developed a bullous reaction, which became superinfected in the following days. After treatment of the secondary infection, the inflammation resolved within 5 days, however, postinflammatory hiperpigmentation persisted over 1 year of follow-up.
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