Photosensitivity skin disorders in childhood
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Photosensitivity skin disorders in childhood.
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 like Xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0905-4383,1600-0781
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00341.x