GUIDELINES FOR MEASUREMENT OF SKIN COLOR AND ERYTHEMA - A REPORT FROMTHE STANDARDIZATION GROUP OF THE EUROPEAN-SOCIETY OF CONTACT-DERMATITIS

Authors
FULLERTON A FISCHER T LAHTI A WILHELM KP TAKIWAKI H SERUP J
Citation
A. Fullerton et al., GUIDELINES FOR MEASUREMENT OF SKIN COLOR AND ERYTHEMA - A REPORT FROMTHE STANDARDIZATION GROUP OF THE EUROPEAN-SOCIETY OF CONTACT-DERMATITIS, Contact dermatitis, 35(1), 1996, pp. 1-10
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Allergy,"Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Contact dermatitis → ACNP
ISSN journal
01051873
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1 - 10
Database
ISI
SICI code
0105-1873(1996)35:1<1:GFMOSC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
This report reviews individual-related variables (age, sex, race, anat omical site, skin surface properties), intra- and interindividual vari ation (temporal, physical and mental activity, orthostatic effect, men strual cycle/menopause), environment-related variables (light conditio ns, temperature) and various instrument-related Variables that influen ce skin colour. CIE colorimetry (Minolta Chroma Meter) and spectrophot ometric measurement (Derma Spectrometer) are considered. The guideline s give recommendations for measuring conditions and procedures.