Changes of minimal erythema dose after water and salt water baths.

Knowledge about the influence of salt water baths on UV irradiation, especially balneophototherapy, is incomplete. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of various concentrated salt solutions on the minimal erythema dose (MED). We determined the MEDdry (UVB) in 24 healthy, previously UV unexposed subjects on the inner forearm.

[Urticaria: allergic--not allergic].

Discussion of etiologically important facts in urticaria dealing as well with allergy as with psychosomatic origin.

[Clinical studies with prednicarbate with special reference to double-blind comparisons with common therapeutic preparations].

We report on the clinical efficacy of the local corticoid prednicarbate (chemical name: prednisolone-17-ethyl carbonate-21-propionate). In a concentration of 0.25%, it can be assigned to corticoid force class III.

[The nonallergic urticaria syndrome (author's transl)].

The problems of nonallergic chronic urticaria (nonallergic urticaria syndrome) is presented in detail. The course and the special diagnostic requirements are discussed in detail. Then a model of the diagnostic strategy in chronic urticaria is presented and discussed.