Case Report: Mixed Airborne Contact Dermatitis–Chronic Actinic Dermatitis Pattern of Parthenium Dermatitis with Response to Tofacitinib Therapy

Ananta Khurana Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Sheetal Yadav Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Kunal Chanana Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Kabir Sardana Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Aakash Vidholiya Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

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ABSTRACT.

Parthenium hysterophorus is the commonest cause of plant dermatitis in India. It classically causes airborne contact dermatitis (ABCD), characterized by pruritic, eczematous, and lichenified lesions involving predominantly the face and flexural areas. Over time, however, a transition to chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) pattern, with prominent involvement of sun-exposed sites, may occur. Management involves strict protective measures and topical and oral corticosteroids or immunomodulatory agents but often leads to only limited success. We report a patient with a chronic and extensive mixed ABCD-CAD pattern of parthenium dermatitis recalcitrant to conventional treatment, with rapid resolution after initiation of treatment with tofacitinib.

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Authors’ addresses: Ananta Khurana, Sheetal Yadav, Kunal Chanana, Kabir Sardana, and Aakash Vidholiya, Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India, E-mails: drananta2014@gmail.com, sheetalyadav521@gmail.com, drkunalchanana@gmail.com, article.sardana@gmail.com, and aakashvidholiya@gmail.com.

Address correspondence to Ananta Khurana, Department of Dermatology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Room No. 109, OPD Block, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001, India. E-mail: drananta2014@gmail.com
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