Solar urticaria: The annoying photodermatosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-418

  Roelandts, Rik ^a   Ryckaert, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; CETIRIZINE; DOXEPIN; STEROID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SOLAR URTICARIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; URTICARIA;

EID: 0033037810     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00620.x     Document Type: Review

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