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disease > immunopathology > allergy > polymorphic light eruption

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polymorphic light eruption  

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  • Polymorphous light eruption (PLE), sometimes also called polymorphic light eruption (PMLE), is a non-life-threatening and potentially distressing skin condition that is triggered by sunlight and artificial UV exposure in a genetically susceptible person, particularly in temperate climates during the spring and early summer. (Wikipedia)

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