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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 30-year-old white woman has a 72-hour history of a pruritic rash on her arms and chest. This is the third episode of the rash this summer, and each episode began in the evening after she had spent less than 30 minutes by a swimming pool in the morning. She has no history of sensitivity to sunlight and is taking no medications. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Differential Diagnosis and Management

Acute Photosensitivity

Chronic Photosensitivity

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Recommendations

Source Information

From the Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Morison at Johns Hopkins at Greenspring, Suite 355, 10753 Falls Rd., Lutherville, MD 21093, or at wmorison@jhmi.edu.

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