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Basic Mechanisms of Physiologic and Aberrant Lymphoproliferation in the Skin pp 325–332Cite as

Erythrodermic Actinic Reticuloid

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Actinic reticuloid (AR) is a severe photodermatosis occurring in elderly male patients. It is part of the spectrum of chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) (Noms and Hawk, 1990). A diagnosis of AR should only be made when all the following three criteria are present: (i) either persistently infiltrated skin on light-exposed areas or generalized erythroderma; (ii) photosensitivity to a wide range of wavelengths, including UV-B, UV-A and part of the visible spectrum; and (iii) on histologic examination, a dermal infiltrate with presence of atypical lymphocytes.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    J. Toonstra, A. H. Preesman & W. A. van Vloten

  2. Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    S. C. J. van der Putte

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  2. University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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    Willem A. van Vloten

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Toonstra, J., Preesman, A.H., van der Putte, S.C.J., van Vloten, W.A. (1994). Erythrodermic Actinic Reticuloid. In: Lambert, W.C., Giannotti, B., van Vloten, W.A. (eds) Basic Mechanisms of Physiologic and Aberrant Lymphoproliferation in the Skin. NATO ASI Series, vol 265. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1861-7_25

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