Classification and evaluation of photodermatoses

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Yashar, Sharam Samson ^a   Lim, Henry W ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinic prurigo; Chronic actinic dermatitis; Photodermatoses; Polymorphic light eruption; Solar urticaria

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC PRURIGO; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GENODERMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATCH TEST; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMORPHIC LIGHT ERUPTION; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURIGO; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR URTICARIA; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URTICARIA;

DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0038047722     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2003.01601.x     Document Type: Review

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