Cutaneous photosensitivity
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Cutaneous photosensitivity may be primary or secondary eruptions due to exposure to either ultraviolet or visible radiation.
Commonly related to drugs, food or disease. These include polymorphic light eruption, systemic lupus erythematosus, xeroderma pigmentosum and porphyria. The commonest drugs are:
- Tetracycline
- Doxycycline
- Nalidixic acid
- Voriconazole
- Amiodarone
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Naproxen
- Piroxicam
- Chlorpromazine
- Thioridazine
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