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Fitzpatrick Skin Type V
Definition 1
Skin which is brown and it burns very rarely when exposed to the sun. It is usually seen in people of Middle Eastern origin. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Individuals who have dark constitutive pigmentation but become noticeably darker with sun exposure, especially light complected black individuals, those of Indian descent. (Reference: Fitzpatrick TB: The validity and practicality of sun-reactive skin types I through VI. Arch. Dermatol. 1998 124: 869-871) (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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