Exacerbation of presumed chronic actinic dermatitis by cockpit visible light in an airline pilot with atopic eczema

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 152-153

  Yones, Sami Sasi ^a   Palmer, R A ^a   Hextall, J M ^a   Hawk, J L M ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Chronic actinic dermatitis; Pilot; Visible light

Indexed keywords

MOMETASONE FUROATE; PIMECROLIMUS;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN TEST; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 20144371647     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2005.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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