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Venereology
Study findings from I.J. Schornagel et al provide new insights into venereology
July 1st, 2008
According to a study from Netherlands, " Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) is a very common photodermatosis in which patient history is highly specific. Phototesting is used to confirm the diagnosis and to determine the action spectrum and the severity of this disease." "In daily practice and in research studies, it would be convenient to assess disease severity by patient history only. Objectives This study aims to assess PLE disease severity via patient history and compares this with severity assessment via phototesting. Patients and methods Sixty-one patients with PLE were asked 10 standard questions and all were phototested. The answers to the standard questions...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-01)
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