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Transient and persistent photosensitivity due to musk ambrette. Clinical and photobiological studies
Author(s) -
RAMSAY C.A.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2133.1984.tb06604.x
Subject(s) - photosensitivity , reactivity (psychology) , dermatology , medicine , transient (computer programming) , sunlight , photochemistry , chemistry , pathology , materials science , optics , optoelectronics , physics , operating system , alternative medicine , computer science
Summary Musk ambrette caused contact photosensitivity in five patients. One patient showed transient light reactivity and four showed persistent light reactivity. Tests with artificial radiation were performed on normal skin without musk ambrette being added. All patients reacted abnormally to UV‐B and three to UV‐A. In particular the patient with transient light reactivity showed abnormal responses to UV‐B and UV‐A. The patients were not always aware of the role of sunlight in the development of their eruption and the clinical features were not always typical of a photodermatitis.