Characteristics of actinic prurigo in Scotland: 24 cases seen between 2001 -2015

TY - JOUR

T1 - Characteristics of actinic prurigo in Scotland

T2 - 24 cases seen between 2001 -2015

AU - Macfarlane, L

AU - Hawkey, S

AU - Naasan, H

AU - Ibbotson, S

N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

PY - 2016/6/18

Y1 - 2016/6/18

N2 - Actinic prurigo (AP) is a chronic photosensitivity disease, which is mainly described in Amerindians and rarely in Caucasians(1-6) . The pathogenesis of AP is unclear, although familial occurrence is often seen, with a strong association with HLA DR4 and in particular HLA DRB1*0407, which is present only rarely in the general population(7,8) . This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

AB - Actinic prurigo (AP) is a chronic photosensitivity disease, which is mainly described in Amerindians and rarely in Caucasians(1-6) . The pathogenesis of AP is unclear, although familial occurrence is often seen, with a strong association with HLA DR4 and in particular HLA DRB1*0407, which is present only rarely in the general population(7,8) . This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

U2 - 10.1111/bjd.14444

DO - 10.1111/bjd.14444

M3 - Letter

C2 - 26847497

SN - 0007-0963

VL - 174

SP - 1411

EP - 1414

JO - British Journal of Dermatology

JF - British Journal of Dermatology

IS - 6

M1 - 14444

ER -