Is monochromatic irradiation testing useful in the differentiation, of drug-induced photosensitivity from chronic actinic dermatitis?

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 118-121

  O'Reilly, F M ^a   McKenna, D ^b   Murphy, G M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DICLOFENAC; DILTIAZEM; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG; ENALAPRIL; FENBUFEN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NALIDIXIC ACID; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE; QUININE; SPARFLOXACIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032901925     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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