Photo Sensitive Skin

Hellyon | 15:57 Wed 14th May 2008 | ChatterBank

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Last year someone mentioned a skin condition that was caused by sunlight but I can't remember what it was called or who posted it. Doesn't come up if I search on here - can anyone remember please?

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~max~

Could it be porphyria? It's not caused by sunlight, only aggravated by it.

~max~

No?

logic

Photodermatoses ?

funnygirl

OOh er, It's Doctor Kildare!!!

Bathsheba

Do you mean that very severe condition where sufferers can only go outside at night, or a prickly heat type reaction to the sun,Hellyon?

logic

Don't you know anything funnygirl are you blonde by any chance ?

logic

Or is it PMLE ? (polymorphic light eruption )?

Hellyon

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Sorry had to disappear for a while - PMLE, I think that's it Logic, I'm sure someone on here suffered from it, darned if I haven't got it. Does this mean I'm turning into a vampire?

funnygirl

Check your fangs, oops I mean teeth!!

they're not getting longer are they!??!! Lol.

Hellyon

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Teeth OK Funny Girl but there was a rather nice young man in front of me in Waitrose and I had a real desire to sink my teeth in his neck!!

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