Phytophotodermatitis: The other 'lime' disease

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-237

  Weber, Ian C ^a   Davis, Charles P ^a   Greeson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Furocoumarins; Limes; Photosensitivity; Phytophotodermatitis; Psoralens

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FUROCOUMARIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PSORALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LEISURE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; PSORALENS;

EID: 0033104365     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00159-0     Document Type: Article

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