Photosensitivity Ampiroxicam Piroxicam Photopatch test Minoru Chishiki, MD, Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical College, Namiki 3-2, Tokorozawa City, Saitama 359 (Japan), Tel. +81 429 95 1665, Fax +81 429 96 5209 Piroxicam is known to induce photosensitivity. Ampiroxicam has been developed as an ethoxycarbonyl ether prodrug of piroxicam. We describe here a case with photosensiti...

Experiments were performed to determine if differences in porphyrin photosensitivity could be observed for cells with varying efficiency in DNA damage repair, as well as for cells which make up components of the vasculature. Photofrin II is undergoing current clinical evaluation for photodynamic therapy of solid tumors, and therefore the retention, dark toxicity, and photosensitizing effects of...

Drug-induced photosensitivity reactions are significant adverse effects. Ketoprofen is one of the most common drugs that can cause skin rash in sun-exposed areas. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ketoprofen, are often used for a variety of symptoms, including pain and fever. An understanding of the presentation and clinical course of ketoprofen-induced photosensitivity is...

Vision disturbances following traumatic brain injury (TBI) include anomalies of accommodation, version, vergence (nonstrabismic, as well as strabismic), photosensitivity, visual field integrity, and ocular health. Traumatic brain injury patients with complex diplopia patterns, noncomitant strabismic anomalies, and advanced ocular health anomalies are either monitored by or referred to neuro-oph...