1/1. Actinic prurigo, tropical (South-East Asian) variant.Actinic prurigo is a chronic familial photodermatitis found predominantly among the Amerindians. It has been reported from North and south america, Britain and japan. We report a case of actinic prurigo seen in singapore. A 20-year-old Malay female presented with a persistent pruriginous eruption in the sun-exposed parts and on her abdomen. She also had lower lip cheilitis and thinning of the outer eyebrows, features often seen in actinic prurigo. The minimal erythema dose to ultraviolet A (UVA) and UVB were persistently lowered. We propose that this condition be called actinic prurigo, tropical (South-East Asian) variant.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = indian (Clic here for more details about this article) |