Agents Associated with Photosensitization

            Primary Photosensitization

  Species        Common Name Picture
Amni majus     Bishop's weed  
Cymopteris watsonii  Spring parsley  
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat


(74K)

Hypericum perforatum     Common St. John’s wort


(90K)

Phenothiazines    
Sulfonamides    
Tetracyclines                    

            Secondary Photosensitization

  Species   Common Name Picture
Agave lechiguilla  Agave  
Brassica species  Rape  
Kochia scoparia Fireweed, kochia  
Lantana camara  Lantana  
Microcystis sp Blue-green algae


(111K)

Nolina texana Sacahuiste, bunchgrass  
Panicum sp. Panic grasses  
Pithomyces chartartim Sporodesmin mycotoxin  
Senecio sp. Senecio, groundsel


(122K)

Tetradymia glabrata   Horsebrush  
Tribulus terrestris    Puncture vine  
Timonium hybridum Alsike clover


(77K)

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Copyright © 2002

University of Pennsylvania
Created by:   Alexander Chan (2003), Daphne Downs (2002), Chris Tsai (2001), Brett Begley (2000), Janet Triplett (1997)
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Robert Poppenga