Actinic prurigo in Scandinavian adolescent successfully treated with cyclosporine A

Abstract

Actinic prurigo is a pruritic sun-induced dermatosis classified among the immunologically mediated photodermatoses. The disease is a well-known entity among Native Americans and in Central and South America, however rare in Caucasians with only a few reports from Australia, Britain and France. We report the first case of actinic prurigo in a Scandinavian patient, responding favorably to systemic treatment with cyclosporine A.

Keywords

• Photodermatosis
• immunosuppression
• pediatric dermatology.