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Contact allergy to 8‐methoxypsoralen
Author(s) -
WEISSMANN I.,
WAGNER G.,
PLEWIG G.
Publication year - 1980
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.1365-2133.1980.tb05678.x
Subject(s) - contact allergy , alopecia areata , dermatology , patch testing , medicine , allergy , histopathology , methoxsalen , contact dermatitis , immunology , pathology , psoriasis
SUMMARY A 20‐year‐old male patient was treated topically with 8‐methoxypsoralen and long‐wave ultraviolet light (UV‐A) for alopecia areata. He developed contact allergy to 8‐methoxypsoralen after the sixth treatment (day 17), which was verified by patch testing and histopathology.