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Photocontact Dermatitis and Its Clinical Mimics: an Overview for the Allergist.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Feb 2019
Snyder Margaret, Turrentine Jake E, Cruz Ponciano D
Abstract excerpt
Photo-contact dermatitis (PCD) describes the adverse cutaneous reaction that occurs in some patients as a result of simultaneous exposure to a contactant and to light. PCD can be subdivided into photo-allergic and photo-irritant dermatitis depending on whether the contactant respectively invokes an allergic or irritant reaction. Photo-irritant reactions are commonly caused by plants, psoralens, and medications...
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