Chronic actinic dermatitis (persistent light reaction, actinic reticuloid, photosensitivity dermatitis, photosensitive eczema, photosensitivity and actinic reticuloid (PD/AR) syndrome)
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) is a chronic photosensitive eczematous dermatitis. Patients typically present with a pruritic lichenified eruption in photoexposed areas lasting greater than 1 year in duration. In many studies, a duration of eruption for greater than 3 months…
