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Photodermatology Volume 19, issue 6, November-December 2009

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Auteur(s) : H Hönigsmann Photodermatology covers three distinct fields: 1. Skin damage caused by exposure to sunlight (ultraviolet radiation, UV), 2. Skin diseases induced by sunlight (UV and/or visible light), i.e. photodermatoses, and 3. The use of coherent (laser) and incoherent light (UV, visible light) for therapeutic purposes. Light-induced skin damage Definition UV radiation is divided into three different wave length ranges which have different biological effects (figure 1). UVC does not reach [...]