Polymorphic light eruption occurs in 18% of Europeans and does not show higher prevalence with increasing latitude: multicenter survey of 6,895 individuals residing from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia

J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Feb;130(2):626-8. doi: 10.1038/jid.2009.250. Epub 2009 Aug 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermatitis, Photoallergic / diagnosis*
  • Dermatitis, Photoallergic / epidemiology*
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Geography
  • Humans
  • Light
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sunlight*
  • Ultraviolet Rays / adverse effects