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Chlorella Photosensitization
Author(s) -
Jitsukawa Kumiko,
Suizu Reiko,
Hidano Akira
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1984.tb01245.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chlorella , dermis , swelling , pheophorbide a , thrombosis , pathology , surgery , botany , biology , algae , chlorophyll
Swelling followed by erythematopurpuric lesions on sun‐exposed areas of the body developed in five patients. All patients were found to have ingested chlorella. The histopathologic changes consisted of swelling of endothelial cells and thrombosis of small blood vessels in the dermis and the subcutaneous fatty tissue. The photosensitizing agent contained in chlorella tablets was proved to be pheophorbide‐a and its ester.