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Photocontact dermatitis to hydrocortisone
Author(s) -
Rietsch Robert L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1978.tb03845.x
Subject(s) - hydrocortisone , dermatology , medicine , patch testing , contact dermatitis , allergy , immunology
A patient was found to have a delayed positive patch lest to hydrocortisone on multiple testing. This proved to be due to a photoallergy with an action spectrum in the UV‐A range. The patient coincidently had a. polymorphous light eruption in the UV‐B range.