A Korean experience with chronic actinic dermatitis during an 18-year period: Meteorological and photoimmunological aspects

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 286-292

  Kyu Won, Choi ^a   Chae Young, Lee ^a   Yeong Kyu, Lee ^a   Young Hun, Kim ^a   Ki Ho, Kim ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic actinic dermatitis; Climate change; Clinical severity scoring system; Sunshine duration; T lymphocyte chemokine receptor

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR4; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTINIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGY; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PATCH TEST; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIGHT; MALE; METEOROLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 72749104937     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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