Short back and sides: photodermatosis presentation related to hairstyling during the COVID‐19 pandemic

We present a case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with a pruritic eruption on the ears. This had occurred two days following an outdoor sporting event on a cold but sunny day in May. A similar eruption occurred in previous years but to a lesser extent and severity, and presenting earlier in spring m...

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Published inClinical and Experimental Dermatology Vol. 46; no. 8; pp. 1576 - 1577
Main Authors Middleton, D. W., Hunter, H. L.
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2021
Oxford University Press
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Correspondence
COVID-19
Letter to the Editor
Pandemics
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Summary:We present a case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with a pruritic eruption on the ears. This had occurred two days following an outdoor sporting event on a cold but sunny day in May. A similar eruption occurred in previous years but to a lesser extent and severity, and presenting earlier in spring months. Seven days prior to this episode, he had a haircut following relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. His hairstyle had previously been longer on the parietal scalp at the sides and covered the helices of the ear.
Bibliography:Conflict of interest: the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
ISSN:0307-6938
1365-2230
DOI:10.1111/ced.14767