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chronic actinic dermatitis
Etiology:
- photosensitivity: reaction to sunlight or artificial light
Pathology:
- patients often have cutaneous hypersensitivity to other environmental exposures (flower, cosmetics)
Management:
- avoidance of sunlight
- patients may be hypersensitive to sunscreen
- topical corticosteroids
- emollients
- immunosuppressives may be considered when more conservative measures fail
- systemic prednisolone for acute exacerbations
- azathioprine if systemic treatment is required for more than a few weeks [2]
General
dermatitis
chronic disease
photosensitivity
References
- Wikipedia: Chronic actinic dermatitis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_actinic_dermatitis
- Dawe RS1, Ferguson J.
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic actinic dermatitis.
Dermatol Ther. 2003;16(1):45-51.
PMID: 12919126