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SKIN PHOTOSENSITIVITY FROM FLUORESCENT LIGHTING
Author(s) -
BROWN SUSAN,
LANE P. R.,
MAGNUS I. A.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1969.tb14011.x
Subject(s) - photobiology , dermatology , photosensitivity , library science , art history , medicine , history , computer science , optics , physics
SUMMARY. . Photosensitivity to white fluorescent lighting bas been demonstrated in 5 patients, 3 with “actinic reticuloid”, 2 with solar urticaria. All patients were particularly sensitive to longwave UVR and in some instances, by using filters, it has been possible to demonstrate one spectral region of the fluorescent emission that causes photosensitization, namely 365 nm. In the case of patients with “actinic reticuloid” it is possible that white fluorescent lighting, such as may be commonly used in hospitals, might cause the skin condition to he maintained in an active state.