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Photosensitivity reactions caused by cutaneous exposure or ingestion of certain substances are of four types: contact (topical) photoallergic, contact (topical) phototoxic, systemic photoallergic and systemic phototoxic.
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White, I.R. (1992). Photopatch Testing. In: Rycroft, R.J.G., Menné, T., Frosch, P.J., Benezra, C. (eds) Textbook of Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13119-0_17
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