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Contact allergic sensitivity to plants and the photosensitivity dermatitis and actinic reticuloid syndrome
Author(s) -
FRAINBELL W.,
JOHNSON B.E.
Publication year - 1979
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.1365-2133.1979.tb15093.x
Subject(s) - photosensitivity , phototoxicity , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , medicine , contact dermatitis , in vivo , in vitro , immunology , chemistry , allergy , materials science , biology , optoelectronics , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
SUMMARY Contact allergic sensitivity to oleoresin extract from Compositae plants was found to be usually present in individuals suffering from the photosensitivity dermatitis and actinic reticuloid syndrome. It was demonstrated in forty‐seven out of fifty‐five examples of this syndrome. These results provide support for the view that contact allergic sensitivity is an important aspect of the state of chronic photosensitivity in the middle‐aged and elderly male.