Photosensitivity
Skin reactions
Human medicine
Sensitivity of the skin to a light source can take various forms. People with particular skin types are more sensitive to sunburn. Particular medications make the skin more sensitive to sunlight; these include most of the tetracycline antibiotics, heart drugs amiodarone, and sulfonamides. Some dietary supplements, such as
Particular conditions lead to increased light sensitivity. Patients with
Veterinary medicine
Photosensitivity occurs in multiple species including
In hepatogenous photosensitization, the photosensitzing substance is phylloerythrin, a normal end-product of chlorophyll metabolism. [5] It accumulates in the body because of liver damage, reacts with UV light on the skin, and leads to free radical formation. These free radicals damage the skin, leading to ulceration, necrosis, and sloughing. Non-pigmented skin is most commonly affected.
See also
- Digital camera ISO
- Bergaptene
- Heliotropism
- Photophobia
- Solar urticaria
- Snow blindness
- Photosensitizer
Notes
- ISBN 0721655777.
- PMID 10604793.
- ^ Jane C. Quinn; Yuchi Chen; Belinda Hackney; Muhammad Shoaib Tufail; Leslie A. Weston; Panayiotis Loukopoulos (2018), "Acute-onset high-morbidity primary photosensitisation in sheep associated with consumption of the Casbah and Mauro cultivars of the pasture legume biserrula", BMC Veterinary Research, doi:10.1186/s12917-017-1318-7
- ^ buckwheat. Understanding Horse Nutrition.com
- ISBN 0-7020-0718-8.
External links
Classification | ICD-10 : L56.8 |
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