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Sutton's Summer Prurigo: A Morphologic Variant of Atopic Dermatitk
Author(s) -
Menni S.,
Piccinno R.,
Baietta S.,
Pigatto P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1987.tb00779.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atopy , atopic dermatitis , dermatology , family history , prurigo , disease , allergy , pathology , surgery , immunology
We describe in detail 6 of 18 children affected by a recurrent summer papular eruption on the elbows, knees, and backs of the hands. In all six, family history, clinical observation, or laboratory data revealed signs of atopy. Phototesting, performed to evaluate the role of ultraviolet rays in the patho‐genesis of the disease, gave results similar to those obtained in subjects with atopic dermatitis. Therefore we suggest that this disease may be a peculiar morphologic variant of atopic dermatitis.