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Actinic prurigo: A retrospective analysis of 21 cases referred to an Australian photobiology clinic.
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Australasian Journal of Dermatology . May2002, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p128-132. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- SUMMARY Actinic prurigo (AP) is a rare acquired idiopathic photodermatosis, reported most often in American Indians, but also in Caucasian and Asian populations. The skin lesions in AP predominantly affect exposed sites but may involve covered areas, and often result in postinflammatory scarring. The diagnosis of AP can be difficult and relies on a combination of history, clinical experience and investigations including phototesting and human leucocyte antigen typing. Twenty-one patients (17 women, four men) diagnosed with AP at the photobiology clinic at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne were reviewed in this retrospective study. The mean age of patients at presentation to the clinic was 25 years, with the mean age of onset being 14 years. Phototesting was undertaken in 20 patients, with 12 (60%) having reduced and eight (40%) normal minimal erythema doses. Human leucocyte antigen typing indicated 18 patients (85.7%) were DR4 positive, with further subtyping of the DR4 allele establishing that 15 patients (71.4%) were DRB1*0407 positive and that two (9.5%) were DRB1*0401 positive. This condition is often recalcitrant, with treatment options including photoprotection, topical and oral corticosteroids, antimalarials, phototherapy and thalidomide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PRURIGO
*SKIN diseases
*DERMATOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00048380
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Journal of Dermatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6586812
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00574.x