Actinic prurigo: Clinical features and prognosis

Polymorphous light eruption

“…Though in the North and Central American Indian and Finnish populations, a much higher familial relationship has been noted (1,5,6). Many investigators consider the process in the American Indian a different entity.…”

Actinic prurigo

“…In our Saskatchewan series of 93 patients, 75% were Indian and 25% were Metis (mixed Indian and white) (5). There were three females to one male.…”

“…We found that the patients with AP can be divided into two clinically useful groups: early and late onset (5). The early onset group included those whose AP started up to 20 years of age, whilst the late onset group started at 21 years or later.…”

“…The prevalence of AP as a percentage of new patients is 1.4% in Colombia, but only 0.1% in Saskatchewan, Canada (5).…”

“…In addition, the application of 0.05% clobetasol 17-propionate cream is effective in many patients, but it must only be used daily for a week or 10 days at a time (5). Thalidomide has been reported to be effective, although contraception in females is mandatory (9).…”