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Record 1 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

Phototoxic reactions are nonimmunologic cutaneous responses that occur when a drug or chemical in the skin absorb enough light energy of a specific wavelength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

La thérapie photodynamique consiste à marquer un tissu pathologique avec un photosensibilisant, puis à l'éclairer (la longueur d'onde est en général située dans le visible) afin d'induire une réaction phototoxique qui provoquera sa destruction.

Spanish

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