Photosensitivity skin disorders in childhood

Summary Photosensitivity in childhood is caused by a diverse group of diseases. It usually indicates idiopathic photodermatoses, first of all polymorphic light eruption. It may be an early symptom of genetic disorders such as porphyria or very rare genophotodermatoses. Photosensitivity secondary to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine photoimmunology & photomedicine, 2008-04, Vol.24 (2), p.56-60
Hauptverfasser:	Horkay, Irene, Emri, Gabriella, Varga, Viktoria, Simics, Eniko, Remenyik, Eva
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child clinical features Dermatology diagnosis General aspects Humans Injuries of the skin. Diseases of the skin due to physical agents Medical sciences photodermatoses Photosensitivity Disorders - etiology Photosensitivity Disorders - genetics Photosensitivity Disorders - physiopathology Porphyrias Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects Sunlight - adverse effects Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents treatment Xeroderma Pigmentosum
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Photosensitivity in childhood is caused by a diverse group of diseases. It usually indicates idiopathic photodermatoses, first of all polymorphic light eruption. It may be an early symptom of genetic disorders such as porphyria or very rare genophotodermatoses. Photosensitivity secondary to topical or systemic external agents as well as photoexacerbated dermatoses is not so frequent in childhood. Here we present our experience with childhood photosensitivity skin diseases collected over a 40‐year period.
ISSN:	0905-4383 1600-0781
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00341.x