title: Preventive effect of an E. coli-filtrate (Colibiogen) in polymorphous light eruption.
abstract: During the administration of Colibiogen, a commercially available E. coli-filtrate, there was a significant (P less than 0.01) increase of the test dose of UVA necessary to elicit skin lesions in nine patients with polymorphous light eruptions. Control tests performed in the same manner without the drug indicate that this was due to treatment. Colibiogen appears to be of value in the treatment of polymorphous light eruption (PLE).
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, F.R.G.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Przybilla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heppeler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010455:Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; C047752:colibiogen