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Holzer, A; Wolf, P; Legat, FJ; Kerl, H; Hofer, A.
Successful thalidomide therapy for actinic prurigo in a European woman.
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2006; 4(11):961-964
Doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2006.06125.x
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- Hofer Angelika
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- Kerl Helmut
- Legat Franz
- Wolf Peter
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- Abstract:
- Actinic prurigo is a rare, often difficult-to-treat, idiopathic photodermatosis. Actinic prurigo is divided into a hereditary form appearing in the Native American population and a sporadic form occurring in non-Native Americans. We present a 28-year-old Caucasian woman who developed typical clinical signs and symptoms of actinic prurigo, just as had her mother and grandmother. The patient and her mother were HLA-A24 and HLA-DR 4 with the subtype HLA-DRB1*0408. Based on clinical symptoms and the HLA pattern, the diagnosis of actinic prurigo was made. Treatment with thalidomide led to resolution of the disease. This case report of a Caucasian woman suffering from a hereditary form of actinic prurigo questions the established classification of actinic prurigo into a hereditary Native American form and a sporadic form occurring in the non-Native American population.
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- Photosensitivity Disorders - complications
- Photosensitivity Disorders - diagnosis
- Photosensitivity Disorders - drug therapy
- Prurigo - complications
- Prurigo - diagnosis
- Prurigo - therapy
- Thalidomide - therapeutic use
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