Article
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...
Topics
- Adult
- Dermatitis, Contact
- Dinitrochlorobenzene
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Herpes Labialis
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Recurrence
- Risk Factors
- Skin
- Skin Neoplasms
- Ultraviolet Rays