What phytophotodermatitis caused by?

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Zhaojun · Answer 1 · 2021-04-30T01:46:11+0000

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Phytophotodermatitis is induced by the action of long wavelength ultraviolet radiation (UVA) on a plant chemical called furocoumarins (psoralens) on the skin surface. Contact with the plant, fruit or vegetable may have been brief and unnoticed.

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Yeo · Answer 2 · 2021-05-04T01:40:56+0000

Phytophotodermatitis happens when certain plant chemicals cause the skin to become inflamed following exposure to sunlight.

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