Dermatomyositis: Comparative studies of cutaneous photosensitivity in lupus erythematosus and normal subjects

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 230-234

  Dourmishev, Lyubomir A ^a   Meffert, H ^b   Piazena, H ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Lupus erythematosus; Minimal erythema dose; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSIMETRY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 5444249179     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2004.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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