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Chronic actinic dermatitis occurring in an adult with atopic dermatitis.
Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) is a photosensitivity disorder that is characterized by a persistent eczematous eruption in sun-exposed sites. The hallmark of CAD is a reduced minimal erythema dose (MED) to ultraviolet B (UVB), ultraviolet A (UVA), and/or to visible light, which makes phototesting the essential diagnostic investigation. The uncommon subgroup of patients with atopic dermatitis ...
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Sir, applying colophony 0.02% in white petrolatum or the vehicle alone. They were similar to each other at 24 h after irradiation, Chronic actinic dermatitis (1) is an idiopathic photosensitivity disorder.A high incidence of a previous chronic contact allergy while `̀ MEDs’’ at 48 h after irradiation upon applying colophony were de® nitely lower than those upon applying white caused by several m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.171111