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Interrelationship between ultraviolet light and recurrent herpes simplex infections in man.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Dec 1994
Taylor J R, Schmieder G J, Shimizu T, Tie C, Streilein J W
Abstract excerpt
In humans, epicutaneous application of a universally sensitizing dose (2000 micrograms) of dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) to skin exposed to 4 consecutive daily doses (144 mJ/cm2) of ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) induces contact hypersensitivity (CH) in approximately 56% of normal, adult individuals (UVB-resistant--UVB-R), but not in the remaining 44% (UVB-susceptible--UVB-S). In patients with biopsy proven...
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