Actinic prurigo in Scandinavian adolescent successfully treated with cyclosporine A

Jan C. Sitek

doi:10.4081/dr.2017.7050

Actinic prurigo in Scandinavian adolescent successfully treated with cyclosporine A

https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2017.7050

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017)

Submitted: 16 January 2017
Accepted: 16 May 2017

Published: 1 June 2017

Photodermatosis, immunosuppression, pediatric dermatology.

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Jan C. Sitek
jsitek@ous-hf.no
Department of Dermatology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.

Actinic prurigo is a pruritic sun-induced dermatosis classified among the immunologically mediated photodermatoses. The disease is a well-known entity among Native Americans and in Central and South America, however rare in Caucasians with only a few reports from Australia, Britain and France. We report the first case of actinic prurigo in a Scandinavian patient, responding favorably to systemic treatment with cyclosporine A.

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Sitek, J. C. (2017). Actinic prurigo in Scandinavian adolescent successfully treated with cyclosporine A. Dermatology Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2017.7050