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: https://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: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/skin-disorders/sunlight-and-skin-damage/photosensitivity-reactions https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/reactions-to-sunlight/photosensitivity http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sun-allergy/basics/definition/con-20035077 https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-happens-if-you-develop-an-allergy-to-sunlight http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.13930/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568130/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284913638_Solar_urticaria https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p

Published 2017-06-17 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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