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The Validity and Practicality of Sun-Reactive Skin Types I Through VI
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The concept of sun-reactive "skin typing" was created in 19751for a specific need: to be able to classify personswith white skinin order to select the correct initial doses of ultraviolet A (UVA) (in joules per cubic centimeter) in the application of the then newly developed technique for the treatment of psoriasis—oral methoxsalen photochemotherapy (PUVA).2The need arose as a result of experience with several patients who were a "dark" phenotype (brown or even black hair, and some with brown eyes) but, to our surprise, developed severe phototoxic reactions following oral ingestion of 0.6 mg/kg of methoxsalen and then, two hours later, were exposed to 4 to 6 J/cm2. These initial doses were obviously too high, and it was then understood that the estimation of the white-skinned person's tolerance level to oral PUVA could not be based solely on the phenotype (hair and eye color).
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fitzpatrick, T. B.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fitzpatrick, Thomas B.
- Venue
- Archives of Dermatology
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 1988-06-01
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 869
- ISSN
- 0003-987X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4250928742
- Cited by
- 4,339
- References
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- FWCI
- 10.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Keywords
- phototoxicity, PUVA, 8-methoxypsoralen, psoriasis treatment
- MeSH terms
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Erythema, Humans, Methods, Psoriasis, PUVA Therapy, Skin, Skin Pigmentation, Sunburn, Sunlight, Ultraviolet Rays
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