Photosensitivity due to isotretinoin: a possible allergic mechanism

Boaz Amichai; Marcelo H. Grunwald; Ella Livni; Sima Halevy

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.1993.tb00006.x

Photosensitivity due to isotretinoin: a possible allergic mechanism

Boaz Amichai
, Marcelo H. Grunwald
, Ella Livni
, Sima Halevy

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Abstract

Photosensitivity is listed as a side effect to isotretinoin, but reports in the literature are contradictory. Only a few cases of photosensitivity, phototoxicity and photoallergy, have been reported. We describe herein a case of a photosensitivity due to isotretinoin. The possible role of an allergic mechanism in this reaction has been suggested by a positive mast‐cell degranulation (MCD) test toward the drug.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-30
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.1993.tb00006.x
State	Published - 1 Jan 1993

Keywords

Isotretinoin
Mast‐cell degranulation (MCD) text
Photosensitivity

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Dermatology
Infectious Diseases

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