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Photodermatoses

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Photobiology investigates the complex effects of solar radiation on biological systems. The skin plays a very special role as a barrier organ to our environment. A high percentage of dermatoses are developed directly or indirectly in relation to solar radiation. This has led to the development of the field of photodermatology, which has, in recent years, gained significant importance as a field of basic science, as well as a clinical specialty involving photodiagnostics (light diagnostics) and phototherapy (light therapy). Acute and chronic skin reactions related to solar radiation range from sunburn, phototoxicity, and photoallergic diseases, to benign and malignant chronic light damage of the skin (elastosis, basal cell carcinomas, spinocellular carcinomas, and sometimes even melanomas).

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  1. Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, HELIOS University Clinic Wuppertal, University Witten-Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany

    Percy Lehmann

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Gerd Plewig

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Lars French

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Thomas Ruzicka

  4. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany

    Roland Kaufmann

  5. Clinic for Dermatology and Allergology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

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Lehmann, P. (2020). Photodermatoses. In: Plewig, G., French, L., Ruzicka, T., Kaufmann, R., Hertl, M. (eds) Braun-Falco´s Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58713-3_44-1

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