ABSTRACT
Hydroa vacciniform is a rare recurrent photosensitive skin condition in which deep-seated vesicles appear on sun-exposed areas and heal leaving a depressed scar. Two cases are reported, with particular emphasis on phototesting investigations. Results of blood and urine porphyrin studies were normal and no systemic abnormalities were noted. Phototesting may be viewed as an important diagnostic aid, since the induction of lesions, clinically identical to hydroa vacciniform can occur following sequential exposure to UV-A, as was the case in one of our patients.
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Hydroa Vacciniforme/pathology , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Hydroa Vacciniforme/diagnosis , Hydroa Vacciniforme/etiology , PrognosisABSTRACT
Herpes gestationis is an autoimmune disorder specific of pregnancy. The authors report two cases of this condition with distinctive clinical and immunological features. Both the pathogenesis and the nosologic connections between Herpes gestationis and Bullous pemphigoid are reviewed and discussed.
