title: Actinic prurigo, tropical (South-East Asian) variant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Skin Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Tham
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Tay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D011536:Prurigo / Q000473:pathology*; D012846:Singapore