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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Clinical Trials for Products to Prevent Sun Allergies
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, May 25, 2001 12:00AM
, May 25, 2001 12:00AM
Many people call themselves "allergic" to the sun even if all they have is prickly heat. There are sun allergies: solar urticaria (sun hives) and polymorhous light eruption, a reaction which takes various forms ("polymorphous") because if the long waves of ultraviolet light. I don't know who if anyone is running clinical trials. I would contact the dermatology departments of major medical centers like Johns Hopkins, Mass General Hospital, or UCLA, for starters.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
