title: [Ultraviolet sensitivity in skin of the aged].
abstract: The sensitivity for ultraviolet rays of the skin on the back was determined in 340 men and women being more than 49 years of age. We used the "light staircase" applied by Wucherpfennig and Mathiesen. We found a great variation in the results. Neither age nor season showed a significant influence on the ultraviolet erythema threshold in older persons. Only sex seemed to have an influence.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013472:Sunlight; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
vernacular_title: Die Ultraviolettempfindlichkeit der menschlichen Haut im Alter.