Abstract
A 61-year-old woman with depression developed recurring elevated itching erythematous lesions in light-exposed areas after taking St. John's Wort-extract for three years. Routine patchtesting did not reveal any relevant reactions and photopatch testing was negative. Using a systemic oral photoprovocation test with St. John's Wort, we were able to demonstrate a decrease of the MED-UVB which was reversible after withdrawal of the medication.
Translated title of the contribution | Reversible increase of photosensitivity by St. John's Wort-extract |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 249-252 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Hautarzt |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1997 |