Catalog

Actinic folliculitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Actinic folliculitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/228418753

A rare and incompletely understood light-induced dermatosis characterised by the appearance within 24-36 hours of exposure to sunlight of a non-pruritic monomorphic eruption of follicular papules and pustules involving the face, arms and/or upper chest. It may recur annually after the first sun exposure of the year.