Photoaging/photodamage and photoprotection.

Exposure to sunlight can produce both acute and long-term effects. Acute changes include erythema, photosensitivity, and immunologic alterations. Long-term consequences include carcinogenesis and photoaging. All effects can be minimized by photoprotection. This article reviews the adverse effects of sun exposure and strategies to reduce photodamage.

• Publication year

  1990

• Venue

  Journal of American Academy of Dermatology

• Publication date

  Unknown publication date

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/0190-9622(90)70001-XPMID 2405022
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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