actinic prurigo

actinic prurigo
prurigo aestivalis a papular type of idiopathic photodermatosis that is a delayed reaction to exposure to sunlight, similar to polymorphous light eruption. It is more common in children and in summer months, and sometimes improving or resolving after puberty. Called also Hutchinson disease, Hutchinson summer p., and summer p.

Erythematous, excoriated plaques of actinic prurigo.


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