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Successful treatment with UVA rush hardening in a case of solar urticaria Volume 24, numéro 1, January-February 2014

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Auteurs
Department of Dermatology,
Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani,
Toyama, 930-0194, Japan

Solar urticaria (SU) is a rare idiopathic photodermatosis. The symptoms are usually observed within ten minutes after exposure to sunlight. The action spectra are different among cases, ranging from ultraviolet B (UVB) to visible light [1]. SU is commonly treated with oral antihistamines, sunscreen, plasmapheresis and/or immunosuppressants. Phototherapy with various wavelengths of light and methods has also been performed to induce a tolerant state [2-4]. However, the symptoms of SU are frequently [...]