title: Case for diagnosis. Actinic prurigo.
abstract: A 13-year-old black boy had pruritic papular and nodular lesions on his forearms associated to edema of the lower lip, photophobia, conjunctivitis and pterygium. Skin biopsy of the lower lip revealed acanthosis, spongiosis with dermal perivascular mononuclear cell infiltration composed by lymphocytes, plasma cells and eosinophils consistent with actinic prurigo. Lesions improved considerably with the use of thalidomide 100mg/ day.
authors.affiliation: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, SP, Brasil. patdaldon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Patricia Erica Christofoletti
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Daldon
authors.forename: Mirella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pascini
authors.forename: Mariane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Correa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011536:Prurigo / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D013792:Thalidomide