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Systemic photoprotection.

M M Mathews-Roth

    Dermatologic Clinics
    |April 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Systemic photoprotective agents like beta-carotene, antimalarials, and oral psoralens offer specific treatments for photosensitivity diseases. These compounds are not intended for general use in healthy individuals.

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    Area of Science:

    • Dermatology
    • Photomedicine

    Background:

    • Current systemic photoprotective agents are limited to specific medical indications.
    • General use in healthy individuals is not established.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the existing classes of systemic photoprotective agents.
    • To outline their specific indications and limitations.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of systemic photoprotective compounds.
    • Analysis of their efficacy in various photosensitivity conditions.

    Main Results:

    • Beta-carotene is effective for erythropoietic protoporphyria and other photosensitivity diseases.
    • Antimalarial drugs treat skin lesions in polymorphous light eruption, solar urticaria, and porphyria cutanea tarda.

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  • Oral psoralens with UVA radiation increase sun tolerance in fair-skinned individuals, vitiligo, and polymorphous light eruption.

    • Conclusions:

    • Established systemic photoprotective agents have defined therapeutic roles.
    • These treatments address specific patient populations with photosensitivity disorders.