Article
Actinic prurigo: clinical features and HLA associations in a Canadian Inuit population.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Jun 2001
Wiseman M C, Orr P H, Macdonald S M, Schroeder M L, Toole J W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Actinic prurigo (AP) is an idiopathic familial photodermatitis. AP of the Inuit is rarely reported and poorly characterized. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to examine the clinical features and HLA associations of AP in an Inuit population. METHODS: Thirty-seven Inuit subjects with AP were administered a questionnaire and underwent a cutaneous examination. Other causes of photosensitivity were excluded....
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