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Some photosensitizing agents, such as St. John's Wort, appear to increase the incidence of inflammatory skin conditions in animals and have been observed to slightly reduce the minimum tanning dose in humans. [35] [36] Some examples of photosensitizing medications (both investigatory and approved for human use) are: St. John's Wort [36] 9-me-bc ...
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 St. John's Wort, include photosensitivity as a possible side effect. Particular conditions lead to increased light sensitivity.
Pages in category "Photosensitizing agents" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bergapten; M.
In rare individuals an atypical response may result in serious discomfort, disease, or injury. Some drugs have a photosensitizing effect. Properties of natural or artificial light that may abnormally affect people include: Timing of light (upset of normal circadian rhythms, seasonal affective disorder, sleep disorders)
Phototoxicity, also called photoirritation, is a chemically induced skin irritation, requiring light, that does not involve the immune system. [1] It is a type of photosensitivity.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of phototherapy involving light and a photosensitizing chemical substance used in conjunction with molecular oxygen to elicit cell death (phototoxicity). [1] PDT is used in treating acne, wet age-related macular degeneration, psoriasis, and herpes.
Methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) is a drug used as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy like LEDT. The red-light MAL-LED therapy performed significant therapeutic effects on the recovery of papulopustular lesions in an in-vivo clinical trial conducted with rosacea patients. A more recent study proves the in-vitro effect of LEDT at wavelengths ...
PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen.