Cutaneous photosensitivity-lethal colitis syndrome
Cutaneous photosensitivity-lethal colitis syndrome
Definition
Cutaneous photosensitivity and lethal colitisis is a rare inflammatory bowel disease characterized by early cutaneous photosensitivity manifesting by sun-induced facial erythematous and vesicular lesions and severe recurent colitis which lead to untreatable diarrhea. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1991.