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phototoxic
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈtɒksɪk /
adjective
(of cosmetics, skin creams, etc) making the skin hazardously sensitive to sunlight
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The first is a phototoxic reaction, often seen with certain antibiotics such as tetracycline.
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The pathology would help him distinguish the inflammation of hives from the more destructive phototoxic reaction, which destroys the skin cells.
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The plant's sap contains a chemical called furocoumarins, and when it mixes with sunlight, it causes a phototoxic reaction on skin called phytophotodermatitis.
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“Those can definitely be phototoxic, especially the retinoids,” says Rech.
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“Phototoxic effects are going to appear like a really bad sunburn.”
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