β-Carotene Treatment of Polymorphous Light Eruptions
作者:
Christer T. Jansén,
期刊:
Dermatology
(Karger Available online 1974)
卷期:
Volume 149,
issue 6
页码: 363-373
ISSN:1018-8665
年代: 1974
DOI:10.1159/000251543
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: β-Carotene;Photoprotection;Polymorphous light eruption;Threshold tolerance to sun;Treshold elevation factor
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The photoprotective effect of peroral β-carotene medication was evaluated on 66 patients suffering from polymorphous light eruptions. With a dosage of 75 mg/day, 51 of the patients responded favourably, as judged clinically. 55 of the patients noted that their threshold tolerance to sunlight was elevated during β-carotene treatment, in some patients even with a factor of 20–30. The average increase in sun tolerance was with a factor of about 8. The therapeutic effect of β-carotene was dose-dependent. Some degree of sun exposure seemed to be necessary for the photoprotective effect to evolve optimally. The photoprotection gradually became evident in a couple of weeks. Upon stopping medication the patients original sun sensitivity recurred in 2–30 days. Side-effects of the treatment were mostly negl
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