title: Ultraviolet-B phototest in patients with atopic dermatitis.
abstract: To evaluate the possibility of ultraviolet (UV) rays as an aggravating factor of atopic dermatitis (AD), UV-B phototest was performed in patients with AD. Resulting, minimal erythema doses for UV-B were all within normal range and AD lesions were not reproduced by irradiation. UV-B may not be an important factor for skin aggravation in patients with AD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Tohoku Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Sendai.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Torinuki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays