ALLMedicine™ Solar Urticaria Center

Apr 11th, 2022 - Diagnostic Considerations Polymorphous light eruption is much more common than solar urticaria and may affect the same sites, but the lesions do not subside as quickly upon cessation of sun exposure Erythropoietic protoporphyria usually manifests ...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Solar urticaria is a rare, IgE-mediated, photodermatosis characterized by pruritus, stinging, erythema, and wheal formation after a brief period of exposure to natural sunlight or an artificial light source emitting the appropr...

Mar 21st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Actinic prurigo is a photodermatosis that involves the skin, lips, and conjunctival mucosa mainly found in native and admixed populations of Latin America. In 1954, Escalona first described it in Mexico. [1] Lesions appear hour...

Mar 3rd, 2022 - Polypodium Leucotomos (PL), a tropical fern that is grown in Central America, has been found to contain active compounds that provide antioxidative, photoprotective, chemoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties.The antioxida...

May 13th, 2021 - Dermatologists and other clinicians should advise their patients with skin of color to practice sensible sun protection, including wearing protective clothing, staying in the shade when outdoors, and applying a tinted sunscreen with an SPF of 30 o.

Mar 3rd, 2022 - Polypodium Leucotomos (PL), a tropical fern that is grown in Central America, has been found to contain active compounds that provide antioxidative, photoprotective, chemoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties.The antioxida...

Dec 22nd, 2017 - Commercially available external photoprotectors (EP) do not provide adequate protection against ultraviolet A (UVA) and visible wavelengths. The proposed medicinal product V0096 CR (formula RV3131A-MV1166) is a broad spectrum EP (bsEP). The ration...

Sep 15th, 2009 - When human skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation from the sun or via the use of solaria, it responds by increasing melanin levels within epidermal melanocytes. Ultraviolet light enhances the local production and release of alpha-melanocyte stim...

May 17th, 2021 - Dermatologists and other clinicians should advise their patients with skin of color to practice sensible sun protection, including wearing protective clothing, staying in the shade when outdoors, and applying a tinted sunscreen with an SPF of 30 o...

May 13th, 2021 - Dermatologists and other clinicians should advise their patients with skin of color to practice sensible sun protection, including wearing protective clothing, staying in the shade when outdoors, and applying a tinted sunscreen with an SPF of 30 o.

Jul 23rd, 2019 - To the Editor: First documented in 1904,1 solar urticaria is an IgE-induced condition that predominantly occurs in women aged 20 to 50 years. Worldwide prevalence and incidence information is lacking, but it is known to occur in up to 0.

Jul 9th, 2018 - Treatment of solar urticaria can be frustrating. A combination of different modalities is often necessary, but the success of these methods is highly variable. Taking measures to avoid or minimize sun exposure is the most important step for patien...

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – A resorbable subcutaneous implant of afamelanotide significantly reduced painful phototoxic attacks in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria in a year-long multinational clinical trial. Photo: (C) 2009 Lecha et al.