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Tena M. Rallis, MD; Shahrzad Bakhtian, PhD; Lynn K. Pershing, PhD; Gerald G. Krueger, MD
Division of Dermatology Department of Medicine University of Utah Health Sciences Center Salt Lake City, UT 84132

Arch Dermatol. 1995;131(4):493-495.

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Actinic or senile purpura was first described and recorded by Bateman¹ in 1836 when he noted ''dark purple blotches'' on the outer surfaces of elderly women. These lesions are quite common on sundamaged and forearm skin (11.9%) in people who are older than 50 years.² Actinic purpura lesions are reported to last 10 to 14 days and cause emotional distress to afflicted patients.³3 In our clinic, we noted dramatic improvement in a 65-year-old woman who presented with more than 10 purpuric lesions on each arm and significant photodamage. She was instructed to treat her arms with 0.1% retinoic acid cream twice daily and for the first time in ''years'' had no lesions at follow-up 4 months later. Thus, we designed a double-blind study to evaluate the effects of retinoic acid on the frequency and occurrence of these lesions.

Observations.

Fourteen healthy patients 60 to 80 years . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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