This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (21)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Christer Jansén, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1982;118(9):638-642.

Abstract
• One hundred ten patients with polymorphic light eruption (PMLE) and 58 control subjects were tested with an overdose of erythemogenic radiation. A morphologically abnormal phototest reaction was demonstrable in 72% of the patients with PMLE and in 9% of the control subjects. On the average, a dose of 3.8 times the patient's minimal erythemal dose was needed to produce the reaction. The most common findings in positive phototest reaction sites were edema and itching. A medium-pressure mercury lamp was shown to be as effective as a xenon arc lamp in producing the phototest reaction. The time of the reaction varied considerably in different patients, and frequent inspections of test sites were necessary to detect positive phototest reactions. When properly performed and interpreted, phototesting is a valuable diagnostic procedure for PMLE.

(Arch Dermatol 1982;118:638-642)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Finland.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 15, 1981.

Reprints not available.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

An Optimal Method for Experimental Provocation of Polymorphic Light Eruption
van de Pas et al.
Arch Dermatol 2004;140:286-292.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

The Diagnosis of Photosensitivity
Roelandts
Arch Dermatol 2000;136:1152-1157.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT