Vol 6, No 2 (2020)
Review paper
Published online: 2020-07-09
The dark side of the Sun — photoallergic and phototoxic reaction in everyday dermatological practice
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Forum Dermatologicum 2020;6(2):55-58.
Abstract
Solar radiation plays an important role in many skin disorders pathomechanism. The group of diseases characterized by ultraviolet hypersensitivity is called photodermatoses. Most common acute reactions include photoallergic and phototoxic. Skin eruptions may have a variable clinical picture, however most often they are erythematous-papular or bullous. Skin lesions typically occur in areas exposed to ultraviolet radiation since they only develop if a topical or systemic exogenous chemical substance (medicine, cosmetics, etc) has been used. Five cases of patients with photosensitivity reactions have been presented.
Keywords: photoallergyphototoxic reactionstopical NLPZUV radiation
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