Photosensitive disorders in HIV
Photosensitive disorders are common, affecting up to 5% of HIV-positive patients. HIV itself induces photosensitivity but photoaggravated drug reactions, porphyria cutanea tarda and nutritional disorders such as pellagra are also more common in patients ...
Karen Koch
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Photosensitivity skin disorders in childhood [PDF]
Photosensitivity in childhood is caused by a diverse group of diseases. A specific sensitivity of a child's skin to ultraviolet light is often the first manifestation or a clinical symptom of photodermatosis. It might indicate a serious underlying systemic disease such as lupus erythematosus or dermatomyositis, or a rare group of genetic skin disorders
Lena Kotrulja+4 more
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Photosensitivity skin disorders in childhood [PDF]
SummaryPhotosensitivity in childhood is caused by a diverse group of diseases. It usually indicates idiopathic photodermatoses, first of all polymorphic light eruption. It may be an early symptom of genetic disorders such as porphyria or very rare genophotodermatoses.
I. Horkay+4 more
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Photosensitivity in panic disorder [PDF]
The objective of this study is to evaluate abnormal light-related behavior in patients with panic disorder (PD).We administered the Photosensitivity Assessment Questionnaire to 30 subjects with PD and to 40 healthy subjects. The Photosensitivity Assessment Questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire that evaluates two dimensions of photosensitivity ...
Letizia Bossini+5 more
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Melanopsin, photosensitive ganglion cells, and seasonal affective disorder [PDF]
In two recent reports, melanopsin gene variations were associated with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and in changes in the timing of sleep and activity in healthy individuals. New studies have deepened our understanding of the retinohypothalamic tract, which translates environmental light received by the retina into neural signals sent to a set of
Kathryn A. Roecklein+5 more
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A qualitative study of knowledge, behaviour and attitudes regarding vitamin D acquisition among patients with photosensitivity disorders [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundCutaneous exposure to sunlight is a major source of vitamin D. Individuals with photosensitivity disorders have symptoms provoked by sunlight and may not achieve the brief sunlight exposures that convey vitamin D acquisition.ObjectiveTo explore knowledge, behaviour and attitudes towards vitamin D and its acquisition in patients with ...
Oluwafikunayo Orekoya+4 more
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The coexistence of psoriasis with lupus erythematosus and other photosensitive disorders.
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Mark J. Zalla, S A Muller
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KIAA2022/NEXMIF c.1882C>T (p.Arg628*) Variant in a Romanian Patient with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Epilepsy: A Case Report and Systematic Review [PDF]
Pathogenic variants in the NEXMIF gene are associated with a broad neurodevelopmental phenotype, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability (ID), and epilepsy.
Catalina Mihaela Anastasescu+6 more
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The Photo- and Phonosensitivity Avoidance Behavior Scales: Evaluating Clinical Utility in Pediatric Primary Chronic Headache [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Pediatric primary chronic headache disorders are often associated with sensitivities to light (photosensitivity) and sound (phonosensitivity) that may trigger or worsen headache pain.
Allison M. Smith+3 more
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Photodermatoses is a heterogeneous group of diseases resulting from abnormal skin hypersensitivity to sunlight and presented as local or generalized rashes.
Nikolay N. Murashkin+6 more
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