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Actinic prurigo: a case report with successful induction of skin lesions
Author(s) -
AOKI TOSHIYUKI,
FUJITA MASUKO
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1980.tb01664.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , prurigo , photodermatosis , presentation (obstetrics) , girl , surgery , dna , genetics , xeroderma pigmentosum , biology , dna damage , psychology , developmental psychology
Summary A 7‐year‐old girl with actinic prurigo, probably the first ever published case in Japan, is reported. Intensive irradiation of UV‐B and light application of carbon dioxide snow induced the characteristic papules indicating that the patient seemed to respond to various kinds of external stimuli. However, pruritus did not always accompany the appearance of these induced skin lesions. The presentation of skin lesions of actinic prurigo on covered skin and in the winter may partly be explained by these observations.