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Chronic Actinic Prurigo Presenting in an Adopted Child
Author(s) -
KITAMURA GENE,
TINGEY CHAD,
GOLKAR LINDA
Publication year - 2010
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.1525-1470.2009.01053.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , rash , ethnic group , lupus erythematosus , prurigo , pediatrics , immunology , sociology , anthropology , antibody
In diagnosing actinic prurigo (AP), the patients’ ethnic background is very helpful as this condition is associated with very specific ethnic groups. We discuss a patient with an unknown family history who presented with a rash that initially seemed like lupus, but was subsequently diagnosed as AP upon further evaluations.