Abnormal responses to sunlight or artificial light due to extreme reactivity of light-absorbing molecules in tissues. It refers almost exclusively to skin photosensitivity, including sunburn, reactions due to repeated prolonged exposure in the absence of photosensitizing factors, and reactions requiring photosensitizing factors such as photosensitizing agents and certain diseases. With restricted reference to skin tissue, it does not include photosensitivity of the eye to light, as in photophobia or photosensitive epilepsy. [ MESH:D010787 ]
Synonyms: disorder, photosensitivity photodermatitides photosensitization photodermatosis photosensitivity disorder photodermatitis disorders, photosensitivity
Term information
- MESH:D010787 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- EFO:1000752 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- SCTID:22649008 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:3159 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0031762 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:19281 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
gard_rare, otar, rare
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3159
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0031762
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D010787
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/22649008
http://identifiers.org/medgen/19281