Photo-induction of lesions in a patient with pemphigus erythematosus.
Ultraviolet light applied to the normal appearing skin of a patient with pemphigus erythematosus produced clinical and histological changes, typical of the disease, in the irradiated skin. The action spectrum, studied with monochromatic light, was in the range of UVB.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000209:etiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*