[Intravital microfluorimetry of the skin]

Life-time microfluorometry of the skin, carried out in 52 patients suffering from allergic dermatitis and eczemas, in 22 normal subjects, and in 10 patients with latent sensitization to nickel, chromium, and fluorides, has revealed a complex of changes of the primary and secondary fluorescence of the skin cells (keratinocytes and Langerhans' cells) and of the fluorescein transport in the skin. The authors suggest that life-time microfluorometry of the skin can be employed for the early diagnosis of allergic dermatoses in industrial conditions.