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The normal range in diagnostic phototesting
Author(s) -
DIFFEY B.L.,
FARR P.M.
Publication year - 1989
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.1365-2133.1989.tb01325.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , family medicine , library science , history , computer science
SUMMARY The minimal erythema doses (MED) to UVB and UVA radiation were measured in 254 normal subjects. Bivariate correlation analysis applied to the data showed a strong positive correlation between the UVB and UVA MEDs. By calculating the probability that a given combination of UVB and UVA MEDs is likely to occur in normal subjects, it was shown that, in some instances, both the UVB MEDs and UVA MED observed in a given subject may be within their respective normal ranges, but that the particular combination is more in keeping with abnormal photosensitivity.