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Update on pediatric photosensitivity disorders

Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2013
Although rare in the pediatric population, photosensitive dermatoses may begin prior to adulthood. The causes of photosensitivity are diverse, ranging from primary, immunologically mediated disorders of photosensitivity to inherited genetic or metabolic disorders.
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A review of UVB-mediated photosensitivity disorders

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 2012
Photosensitivity to UVB is a prominent feature of a small number of congenital skin disorders. In addition UVB may also contribute to the action spectrum of a number of acquired photosensitivity syndromes. The gene mutations underlying the genetically inherited disorders have largely been identified and have provided insights into DNA repair pathways ...
A Anstey
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Normal minimal erythema dose responses in patients with suspected photosensitivity disorders

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, 2012
SummaryPurposeOur study identified the most common diagnoses in patients with a history of photosensitivity or with a photodistributed eruption and normal minimal erythema dose (MED) responses.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the diagnoses and phototest results of 319 patients who were phototested at the New York University Photomedicine Section of ...
Syril Keena T Que, Nicholas A Soter, David E Cohen   +2 more
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Photosensitivity Associated with Disorders of Porphyrin Metabolism

Medical Clinics of North America, 1965
Leonard C Harber
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Photosensitivity in panic disorder

Depression and Anxiety, 2009
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 ...
BOSSINI, L., FAGIOLINI, A., VALDAGNO, M., PADULA, L., HOFKENS, T., CASTROGIOVANNI, P.   +5 more
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Relationship of some varieties of electroencephalographic photosensitivity to clinical convulsive disorders

Neurology, 1973
Edward L Reilly
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Photosensitivity Disorders

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2002
Abnormal photosensitivity syndromes form a significant and common group of skin diseases. They include primary (idiopathic) photodermatoses such as polymorphic light eruption (PLE), chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD), actinic prurigo, hydroa vacciniforme and solar urticaria, in addition to drug- and chemical-induced photosensitivity and photo-exacerbated
Millard, T P, Hawk, J L
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Investigation of photosensitive disorders

Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 2004
Investigation of photodermatosis is based primarily on the history and clinical findings, histological, immunological and biochemical findings are variably helpful depending on the clinical picture. Formal testing for photosensitivity may be the only definitive test proving photosensitivity on occasion.This article delineates the important features ...
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Photosensitive disorders of the skin with ocular involvement

Clinics in Dermatology, 2015
Patients with photosensitive disorders of the skin may present with ocular manifestations that are evident at birth or may be manifested later with progression of the disorder. Dermatologists should be able to recognize these and appropriately refer patients for further management.
Pranita V, Rambhatla, Jennifer, Brescoll, Frank, Hwang, Mark, Juzych, Henry W, Lim   +4 more
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Disorders with Photosensitivity

1979
In 1954 Bloom [1] described this very rare syndrome with “three cardinal features” [2] : congenital facial telangiectatic erythema, sensitivity to sunlight, and stunted growth.
Vazken M. der Kaloustian, Amal K. Kurban
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