Can You Be Allergic To Sunlight?

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For you, going outside might mean a sunburn if you're out there too long without enough sunscreen, but for some people, any sun exposure can lead to hives and rashes within minutes! Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shoutout to Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Sultan Alkhulaifi, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Charles George ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.merckmanuals.com/home/skin-disorders/sunlight-and-skin-damage/photosensitivity-reactions www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/reactions-to-sunlight/photosensitivity www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sun-allergy/basics/definition/con-20035077 www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-happens-if-you-develop-an-allergy-to-sunlight onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.13930/full www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568130/ www.researchgate.net/publication/284913638_Solar_urticaria www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC154188/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/479499 www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcus_Maurer/publication/225086269_Physical_Urticaria/links/09e415072b89fde8d8000000/Physical-Urticaria.pdf onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03238.x/abstract www.dermnetnz.org/topics/polymorphic-light-eruption/ Images: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EMminor2010.JPG commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Misc_pollen.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Histamine_3D_ball.png commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poison_Ivy_in_Perrot_State_Park.jpg

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