Chapter 057 Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light (Part 7) docx

... Fig. 57-1. Figure 57-1 Chapter 057. Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light (Part 7) Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common type of human porphyria and is associated with decreased ... include an acute photosensitivity characterized by subjective burning and stinging of exposed skin that often An algorithm for the diagnosis of a patient with pho...

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... penetrates to the dermis and is capable of altering structural and matrix proteins that contribute to photoaging of chronically sun- exposed skin, particularly in individuals of light complexion. ... between 290 and Photosensitivity occurs when a photon-absorbing chemical (chromophore) present in the skin absorbs incident energy, becomes excited, and transfers the absorbed...

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... extent in the Chapter 057. Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light (Part 2) Molecular Targets for UVR-Induced Skin Effects Epidermal DNA, predominantly in keratinocytes and in Langerhans ... released into the circulation from the bone marrow and the liver and are transported to the skin, where they absorb incident energy both in the Soret band, around 400...

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... Chapter 057. Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light (Part 5) Polymorphous Light Eruption After sunburn, the most common type of photosensitivity disease is polymorphous light eruption ... exposure. Phototoxicity and Photoallergy These photosensitivity disorders are related to the topical or systemic administration of drugs and other chemicals....

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... persistent photosensitivity is known as chronic actinic dermatitis. These patients are typically elderly men with a long history of Chapter 057. Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light (Part ... energy, become photoexcited, generate ROS, and evoke cutaneous photosensitivity. The mechanism of porphyrin photosensitization is known to be photodynamic, or oxygen...

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... dioxide 25 Chapter 057. Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light (Part 8) Natural photoprotection is provided by structural proteins in the epidermis, particularly keratins and melanin. ... effects of long-term UV-B phototherapy and PUVA photochemotherapy mimic those seen in individuals with chronic sun exposure and include skin dryness, actinic keratoses,...

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... including the face, the neck, and the hands. Major risk factors include male sex, childhood sun exposures, older age, fair skin, and residence at latitudes closer to the equator. Whites of darker complexions ... but this is likely due to failure to control for confounding factors such as sunscreen stability and frequency of application. Since no prospective studies are availab...

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... prosody. Damage to perisylvian areas in the right hemisphere can interfere with speech prosody and can lead to syndromes of aprosodia. Damage to right hemisphere regions corresponding to Wernicke's ... specific patterns described in Table 27-1. In a patient Chapter 027. Aphasia, Memory Loss, and Other Focal Cerebral Disorders (Part 7) Gerstmann's Syndrom...

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... screening and treatment on other disease outcomes (e.g., cardiovascular disease). In a randomized trial, two like populations are randomly established. One is given the medical standard of ... clinical Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 7) Potential Biases of Screening Tests The common biases of screening are lead time, length-biased sampling, an...

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