Talk:Photoallergy

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[edit] Merge

Shouldn't this be merged with photodermatitis?--217.227.81.125 09:58, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Support merging into photodermatitis. Photoallergy, as defined on this article at this time, is a subset of photodermatitis. --Una Smith (talk) 02:32, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

....Support...and then there is photosensitivity, which is what we'd call it in Australia...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:15, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Photoallergy is a distinctive subtype of photodermatitis, and photosensitivity is a very general term that encapsulates basically everything (even subjective experiences). Hence, I support merging photoallergy with photodermatitis, provided we clarify clearly that most skin reactions to sun/light have nothing to do with the very narrowly defined concept of allergy. JFW | T@lk 12:02, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment - more discussion here. --Una Smith (talk) 20:46, 3 April 2008 (UTC)