photoallergyn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈalədʒi/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊˈælərdʒi/ Photosensitivity to a drug or other substance occurring as a result of immunological (allergic) mechanisms; an instance of this.
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food allergy1914
barley-itch1928
photoallergy1939
phacoanaphylaxis1948
1939 S. Epstein in Jrnl. Investigative Dermatol. 2 45 These experiments demonstrate a true allergic type of photosensitivity (photoallergy). As far as I can see, this is the first report of this particular type of photosensitization and the first experimental proof of the allergic nature of this form of light sensitivity.
1976 Arch. Dermatol. 112 1124/1 The diphenhydramine photoallergy was elicited by long-wave ultraviolet light.
1996 Amer. Health June 67/2 Some people have sunlight-dependent allergies known as photoallergies. When they use certain chemicals such as sunscreen containing PABA and then go into the sun, they develop a rash.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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