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Photopatch Test Course
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Faculty: James Ferguson (Dundee), Joanna Narbutt (Lodz), Derk Bruynzeel (Amstedam), Alastair Kerr (Dundee), Percy Lehmann (Wuppertal), Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier (Zurich), Radoslaw Spiewak (Krakow).
9.00-9.15 |
Welcome, presentation of the Faculty and participants, general rules of the course |
9.15-9.30 |
A short introduction into photopatch testing (Radoslaw Spiewak) |
9.30-9.45 |
Case 1: Photoallergic contact dermatitis to terbinafine. A simple case - just right for the beginning of the course (Radoslaw Spiewak) |
9.45-10.30 |
When to suspect a photoallergic reaction? Indications and contraindications for photopatch testing, planning photopatch testing (Alastair Kerr) |
10.30-10.45 |
Break: refreshments and discussion |
10.45-11.00 |
Case 2: Occupational photocontact allergy produced by carprofen. This case involves testing of 2 patients with photographs of the dermatitis and photopatch testing results. There is also follow-up photographs. It is an interesting story about an industrial/occupational allergen (Alastair Kerr and James Ferguson)
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11.00-11.30 |
Standard procedures in photopatch testing, reading, notation of the test results (Radoslaw Spiewak) |
11.30-11.45 |
Patient's and doctor's safety during photopatch testing: possible risks, precautions (Joanna Narbutt) |
11.45-12.15 |
Managing photopatch test results: How should we interpret these? False- positives and negatives: Clinical relevance (James Ferguson) |
12.15-12.30 |
Case 3: Photocontact allergic and phototoxic studies of chlorproethazine. This case involves the clinical investigation of a product with photographs of test sites in healthy volunteers. There is information about its subsequent withdrawal from the market (Alastair Kerr and James Ferguson)
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12.30-13.00 |
Break: refreshments and discussion |
13.00-13.30 |
Differential diagnosis of photoallergic skin diseases (Percy Lehmann) |
13.30-13.45 |
Case 4: Photosensitivity induced by quinidine sulfate: Experimental reproduction of skin lesions and Case 5: Photoallergy to Neotri and a cross reaction to Teneretic: detection by systemic photoprovocation (Percy Lehmann)
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13.45-14.15 |
Photoallergic and phototoxic disorders of the ethnic skin (Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier) |
14.15-14.30 |
How to organise and run a photopatch test unit - sharing experience on the selection of the equipment, work organisation, etc. (entire Faculty) |
14.30-15.00 |
Discussion, summing up, certificates |
15.00 |
Closure of the course |
Please note: Minor changes to the above programme may occur.
Admission to the Course for registered participants only:
→ download registration form
→ registration form for Polish residents (payment in PLN)
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