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Acta medica Croatica : Časopis Akademije medicinskih znanosti Hrvatske, Vol. 65 No. 2, 2011.

Review article

PHOTOALLERGIC DRUG REACTIONS

ZRINKA BUKVIĆ MOKOS ; University Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
JASNA LIPOZENČIĆ ; University Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Drug-induced hypersensitivity reactions include phototoxic and photoallergic reactions. Photoallergic reactions, which develop as cell-mediated immune responses to a light-activated compound, are described in this review article. The main topics include photobiology, list of common drugs inducing photoallergic reactions, immune response, clinical features, diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Photoallergic drug reactions can be avoided in most cases if the potential photoallergens are known and appropriate photoprotection is used.

Keywords

photoallergic reactions; UVA; delayed hypersensitivity; photopatch test

Hrčak ID:

87816

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/87816

Publication date:

1.4.2011.

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