Sun Allergy
Posted by Goody on 08/14/08 in Uncategorized
The allergic reaction usually consists of tiny blisters on the surface of the skin, a skin rash, or some other kind of skin eruption on the expose areas. There are 4 common types of Sun allergies or Sun intolerance, Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE), Actinic prurigo, Solar urtivaria, and Photoallergic eruption.
If you are allergic to the Sun then you have allergies type 4 also called cell-mediated or delayed allergies. This allergy type usually shows up on the back of the neck, outside surface of the arms, on the lower legs, and on the back of the hands. Why the immune system of some people is triggered to produce an allergic reaction to sunlight is unknown.
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