Indian Journal of Skin Allergy
Photo-toxic dermatitis to coal tar in chronic plaque psoriasis
By Sushantika Sushantika and Soumya Nanda.
Abstract
A middle-aged woman presented with complaints of erythema, tenderness and burning sensation over lesions of plaque psoriasis since one week [Figure 1a].On taking history in detail, she informed that she had been suffering from histopathologically proven plaque psoriasis for two years with episodes of exacerbation of disease during winter season.For the current episode of psoriasis, she consulted a local practitioner who advised her oral antihistamines and an ointment containing Coal tar (6.0%) with Salicylic acid (3.0%) [Figure 1b].
Keywords
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- coal tar
- plaque psoriasis
- phototoxicity
- Open access
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